This important jar with spout and rich dragon-shaped handles, is entirely decorated with refined and airy “raffaellesche”. On the front there is a shield with the figure of St. Dominic in prayer, over a big cartouche with a large inscription: SV° DI FM° STERNO S (meaning fumoterra syrup or sauce, a plant with purifying properties …
Again this year the Dutch appointment for the Alessandro Cesati Gallery is approaching: for the twenty-second time the gallery is taking part in the TEFAF Maastricht, presenting a refined selection of important sculptures and works of art, set up in a stand with two rooms, the largest one being dedicated to the 17th century. In …
Built according to the ancient procedure described in some ancient treatises and illustrated in the chapter Forge des Enclumes of Diderot et D’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, this majestic and fascinating anvil belongs to the typical French, Swiss and Austrian typology, featuring a clear formal and decorative pattern: a massive body with a protruding, shaped and decorated front (chest) that develops …
This nice tray is a typical example of the so-called tortoiseshell piquè work, a very sophisticated technique probably originated in Naples already around the late 16th century. This art developed significantly a century later, and is described in some 18th century books, revealing processing ‘secrets’: first the softening the tortoiseshell by boiling it in water and olive …
Palazzo Corsini will be open to the public for the 31st BIAF – Florence International Antiques Fair, thus celebrating its 60 years. The Alessandro Cesati Gallery will be attending the oldest and most prestigious Italian fair with a fascinating ensemble of sculpture and works of art. BIAF – Florence International Biennial Antiques Fair Stand n° …
This year again, the Alessandro Cesati Gallery will exhibit at TEFAF Maastricht for the 21st time, offering a new selection of important works of art in a two-rooms stand: the first room will be dedicated to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the second one to Baroque Era. In the middle of the first …
Alessandro Cesati Gallery will be present at the fourteenth edition of Gotha, a landmark for Italian and International galleries, collectors and lovers of art objects. Fiere di Parma’s appointment with antiques, arts and the 20th century will include again this year numerous side events, such as special themed exhibitions and conversations on the art world. …
This spectacular purse frame is a very rare example of a scarcely known kind of object. It’s the clasp for a purse used by noblemen, bankers, moneychangers and merchants -rigorously men- for keeping coins, but also keys, letters and documents or the white handkerchief, an essential accessory for the adult gentleman; for sure, the purse …
AMART, the renewed antiques exhibition promoted by the Milanese Antique Dealers Association, will give Alessandro Cesati Gallery the opportunity to show sculptures and works of art dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, which will arouse for sure great interest and enthusiasm in many collectors and art lovers. AMART Museo della …
This year the Alessandro Cesati Gallery is proud to celebrate its 20th consecutive participation to the TEFAF Maastricht, with an important selection of sculptures and works of art from the Renaissance to 20th Century. The stand will have once again a highly relevant position in the layout of the fair, since it will be situated …