This rare and extraordinarily elegant measuring instrument stands out for its the exclusive fineness: a precision scale with moulded steel shears, steel equal arms beam with swan neck finials; circular embossed silver plate pans are hung to the beam through stirrup shaped silver threads; an elegant cover plate to the shears in finely pierced, engraved …
On the occasion of MOG | Milan Open Galleries (25-29 October 2021, in coincidence with AMART Milano Art Fair) the Alessandro Cesati Gallery will present an exceptional masterpiece strongbox: a peak in the history of European ironworking, generated by the magical and fantastic combination of the unbeatable German technique with the unsurpassable French elegance. During …
The Alessandro Cesati Gallery will be exhibiting at the AMART exhibition, organized by the Milanese Antique Dealers Association: after the successful editions held in 2018 and 2019, this year’s new show will be hosted once again at the Palazzo della Permanente, from October 27 to 31, 2021. The Gallery will present to the public of …
This monumental and refined bronze mortar, flared in shape, has a foot adorned with a twisted cord. The body, decorated at the bottom with large acanthus leaves, is embellished, about halfway up, by a double twisted cord; at the same height, in diametrical position, two beautiful heads of young boy facing downwards protrude from both …
This impressive head depicts a bearded man caught in a moment of powerful dramatic expression. The head swerve, the gaze turned suddenly upwards, the contraction of the forehead, his corrugated eyebrows and the small mouth with fleshy lips, describe effectively the intense emotion of the character. The sculptor lingered in the detailed rendering of the …
The quality of this nice pair of bronze doorknockers with dark patina is mainly due to their formal richness: a lyre-shaped body with arms adorned by foliages and vegetal scrolls among which – in the centre and in correspondence of the knocking element – appears the mask of a satyr with goat horns. Leonine and …
With the catalogue “Painting and goldworking in conversation. A Rare Fourteenth Century Sienese Casket“, the Alessandro Cesati gallery continued in 2019 a series of publications intended to significantly document important works of art, this time focusing on an extraordinary mid-fourteenth-century Sienese casket. The great importance of the piece led to the publication of a special …
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This two wonderful wrought iron Doorknockers are an outstanding example of the German ironwork craftsmanship from the late 16th century. The body – a round ring, with a diamond shape section – is richly decorated with very fine low-relief engravings depicting animals and vegetal motifs (dogs and hares, flowers and acorns). Two coat-of-arms appear on …
This two striking bronze sculptures are an outstanding example of Indian palanquin covers, usually dateable from 16th to 17th century. Palanquins and sedan chairs were widely used throughout India for religious processions and local transport of royal and wealthy patrons especially in regions under Moghul or Muslim control. Figurative palanquin covers were fitted to the …
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 …