A Mythological Wax Relief by a German Female Artist
The episode featured in this elegant wax relief attributed to female artist Anna Maria Braun (Lyon 1642 – Frankfurt 1713) comes from the Greek myth of Zeus and Antiope. The maiden, daughter of King Nycteus of Thebes, is caught in a storm while riding on Mount Cithaeron and takes refuge in a cave, where she …
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International Antiques Biennial of Rome 2014
Rome will house once more the International Antiques Biennial, now in its 9th edition. The Alessandro Cesati Gallery belongs to the group of selected antique dealers which exhibits since its first edition, always distinguishing for the uniqueness of the offered works usually matching the appreciation of the Roman and International public. International Antiques …
TEFAF Maastricht 2014
The Alessandro Cesati Gallery, present at TEFAF since 1999, exhibited this year as usual to the unmissable reference fair for antique art and antiques a careful selection of original and unexpected pieces, as results of its owns continuous and multi-years research. TEFAF Maastricht MECC, Maastricht 14 – 23 March 2014 For further information …
TOOLS – Beyond Hands Towards Beauty
Continuing with the successful publishing plan launched in 2007 with the volume LOCKS – SERRATURE, followed in due course by a second publication entitled DOORKNOCKERS – PICCHIOTTI DA PORTA, Alessandro and Fiorenzo Cesati were pleased to present in 2013 a new book whose focus is on tools, coming as the third of an ideal trio …
A Luxury French Lathe
Along the 17th and 18th century, European nobility and royalty had among their hobbies also manual activities. French kings as well as German princes and noblemen loved to be trained, often with the help of a teacher, to practice metalworking and to make with their hands iron, wood and ivory pieces. Given their privileged economic …
DOORKNOCKERS – A Collection of Iron Sculptures
Two years after the publication of the book LOCKS-SERRATURE, which was greeted with great enthusiasm by collectors around the world, the Alessandro Cesati gallery paid homage in 2009 with a new work to another important family of objects in iron – doorknockers – by presenting a rare and varied collection of figurative objects. Like locks, …
A rare Flemish Bucket
This beautiful piece belongs to the large group of holy water buckets typically made in the Flemish and Dutch areas between the 13th and the 16th century. These pails were produced mainly in brass and bronze and in different sizes: generally the largest ones were intended for churches, while the small ones for private devotion. …
The Alessandro Cesati gallery has been taking part in the most prominent and select Italian and international exhibitions for many years now.
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