On her head, she wears a tricorn, a hat with three raised brims, emblematic of the 18th century, particularly prized by the Austrian aristocracy. Adorned with feathers and pearls, this tricorn, often masculine in representations of the time, is here transformed into a feminine accessory, emphasizing the status and sophisticated taste of the lady. This mixture of influences, masculine and feminine, was then a symbol of the avant-garde fashion of the European courts.
Lovely rose wood veneer bedside or baby table, removable top with raised edges, bottom opening with drawer, arched legs.
Louis XVI period, 18th century
France
Polychrome wooden sculpture representing the “Blessing Child Jesus” holding a globe surmounted by a gilded wooden cross, the right arm blessing, canopy in polychrome carved wood 19th century.
Italy
18th century
Cabaret table in lacquered wood, slightly arched legs, painted marble imitation top.
18th century
Germany
Pair of chandeliers in Rock crystal with 11 lights and 8 candle arms, iron structure, brass finishes, cut beads, blown beads, baroque beads.
Italy
19th century
Oil on canvas depicting Diane and her suite.
Diana is originally a Latin goddess with power over procreation, childbirth, hunting and sovereignty. She quickly became the goddess of hunting and moon in Roman mythology.
Italy
XVII century
«Portrait of a diamond woman», XVIII s.
Oil on canvas depicting a woman dressed in the hurluberlu at the Anne-Marie d’Orléans (sister of Philip II of Orleans the Regent) decorated with pearls and holding a diamond.
Is the woman in our portrait the Regent’s favorite or perhaps the very personification of the Regency time.
Height with frame: 99 cm
Width with frame: 79 cm
France
Period: XVIII century, Regency
Made using the traditional filigree technique typical of 17th-century Spanish craftsmanship the medallion features meticulous work of intertwined silver threads creating complex and detailed openwork designs.
Miniature pendant- double-sided painted fixed under glass representing the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, yellow gold frame decorated with spiral patterns in enamelled polychromy.
Spain
17th century
Mastery chest transformed in a jewelry box in gilded polychrome wood opening on 5 velvet lined drawers inside, locks and handles in gilded metal.
19th century
France