CURIOSITIES FROM EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL ART SILVERS, IVORIES, CORALS, ICONS AND WUNDERKAMMER

in red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum), carved to depict different faces: two male faces with curly hair; [..], Total coral weight: approx. 52 g.

Corpus Christi in red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum), mounted on a silver cross; with additional applications [..], Height x width: 22 x 17 cm. Total gross weight: 350 g.

made of elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) made between the [..]

Mounted on a wooden base, surrounded by floral decorations and topped with a central emu figure, the two Emu eggs [..], Height x width x depth: 34.5 x 28.5 x 14 cm. Weight: 1184 g.

The compositions are developed on two wooden bases, which serve as support and frame. The wood is used to represent [..]

rock crystal, with gold filigree and waxed cardinal's coat of arms, preserved in original red leather case., Cusodia dimensions, height x width x depth: 1.5 x 5 x 10 cm. Total weight with case: 20 g.

Saint Rita is depicted in the centre, her hands resting on her chest as a sign of devotion and her head slightly [..], Height x width: 13.5 x 8 cm. gross weight: 128 g.

in a gilded wooden frame, a souvenir showing a sample of marble and jasper typical of the Grand Tour period., Height x width: 26 x 19 cm. Total weight: 480 g.

made using the fusion technique with great care in anatomical definition and expressive details. The work shows [..], Height x width x depth: 18.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm. Weight: 1078.5 g.

honey-brown rhinoceros horn (Rhinocerotidae spp.) , with gold-laminated handle with floral decorations. , Length 67 cm. Weight 13 g.

red Mediterranean coral ( Corallum Rubrum ), sculpted to depict the Madonna and Child, set in a filigree silver [..], Height x width x depth: 8.5 x 7 x 1 cm. Weight: 31 g.

of oval shape, decorated with floral motifs and garlands; hinged lid with miniature depicting the face of a female [..], Height x width x depth: 8 x 15 x 11 cm. Total gross weight: 860 g.

made of elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797). It depicts a sage [..], Height x width x depth: 25.5 x 10.5 x 9.7 cm. Weight: 1259 g

(or psalterium), a plucked or struck string instrument, trapezoidal in shape and made entirely of wood. The soundboard [..], Height x width x depth: 12.5 x 95 x 30 cm.

rectangular base centred by the figure of an Indigenous, stylised upper part on which is placed horizontally an [..], Height x width x depth: 25 x 21 x 10.5 cm. Weight: 512 g.

Shaped case in gilded bronze topped with a musician putto and a tiger, white enamel dial with Roman numerals [..], Height x width x depth: 11.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm. Weight: 312 g.

branch of red Mediterranean coral (Corallum Rubrum) , carved to depict a seahorse., Height x width x depth: 12 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight: 70 g.

Set consisting of a flared cup with a scalloped profile and gilded details, paired with a matching saucer featuring [..], Height x cup diameter: 8.3 x 11.5 cm. Plate diameter: 18 cm. Total weight: 480 g.

depicting Saint John Evangelist and the Virgin within gilded frames., Height x width: 11.5 x 9.5 cm. Total weight: 160 g.

made of elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) It depicts an [..], Height x width: 7.5 x 10.6 cm. Weight: 147 g

cross-laminated wooden frame with a board in the centre on which the fabrics of Queen Victoria's carriage are [..], Height x width: 46 x 46 cm.

elephant ivory four netsuke and one okimono (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, [..]

elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) .  The outside [..], Diameter x width opened: 5 x 9.8 cm. Weight: 87 g

elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797). It depicts a smiling male [..], Height x width x depth: 10.7 x 3 x 2 cm. Weight: 46 g

rectangular stone memorial element, probably part of a military monument or memorial stone, dedicated to the Crimean [..], Height x width x depth: 13.5 x 28 x 18.5 cm

carved marine ivory (Physeter Linnaeus, 1758 or Orcinus orca, Linnaeus, 1758) . a) Height x width x depth: 3.4 [..]

elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797).   The outside [..], Diameter x width opened: 5.4 x 10.8 cm.Weight: 131 g

in silver, sea turtle (hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, Cheloniidae) and ground glass, composed [..], Total weight: 1657.8 g.

carved elephant ivory letter opener (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) [..], Height x width x depth: 35.5 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm. Weight: 155 g

of rectangular shape, framed by a wooden frame. In the centre, a dynamic and detailed scene unfolds, depicting [..], Height x width with frame: 12 x 17 cm. Weight: 125 g.

painting on paper on a wooden panel depicting Saint Lucy, set in a carved wooden frame with floral elements., Height x width with frame: 19.5 x 16 cm.

group consisting of five marbles of different colours and shapes, were souvenirs of the Grand Tour: young European [..], Total weight: 2520 g.

Made of wood, shaped like a tree root. This type of tankard was handcrafted, carved directly from knotted sections [..], Height x diameter: 24 x 17 cm. Weight: 1730 g.

attributable to the Māori Ngati Pikiao people of New Zealand; made of whalebone with a thick blade, the handle [..], Length x width: 42 x 10 cm.

These types of still lifes were made with seaweed and seashells and represented a form of art in Victorian England. [..], Height x width: 30 x 30 cm.

depicting Pius IX in polychrome surrounded by the other Popes in black and white, whose names are numbered in [..], Height x width: 51 x 62 cm.

ornamental, serving as a container, mounted on three elegant oval metal feet. The walnut body features a rich [..], Height x diameter: 8 x 6 cm. Weight: 36 cm.

Antique pair of elephant ivory okimono (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) [..]

engraved with a large sailing ship and another sailing ship approaching a harbour of which a lighthouse is depicted. [..], Total height: 16.5 cm. Weight: 300 g.