The copper alloy objects constitute the largest group of church furnishings from Russian Christianity in ancient times. They are largely conserved in Russian collections both private and of museums, but they are also found in many western European collections.

The polychrome porcelain plate from the Naples Porcelain Manufactory datable between 1784 and 1788 and decorated with a View of Vesuvius, taken from Monte S. Angelo at the Monis. re de Camandoli (as inscribed) (…)

The production of snuff boxes and more generally of “objects de vertu” is among the most interesting and decorative of the Meissen manufactory: the first mentions in the factory papers of this type of production date back to at least the 1830s. (…)

A large majolica tondo decorated with the heraldic coat of arms of the Martini family of Florence surrounded by a highly decorative sculptural garland (lot 1, estimated value Euro 8,000 – 12,000) (…)

The uniqueness of Italian design is that it has changed the perception of the industrial object from a craft product reproduced in serial form to an ‘open form’ of creativity that evolves and becomes the image of a period and a taste. (…)

Since the 1950s, Mercedes’ SL series has been a universal synonym for luxury and sporty elegance. The acronym Sport Leicht, which means sportiness and lightness (…)