Antique Collector s Miniature Cabinet, First quarter of the 18th century

Decorative Louis XV style folding screen decorated with a bustling hunting scene, painted on leather, topped with a thick layer of varnish, mounted with gilt brass appliqués. Made ar...

Wooden miniature altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style. This altar - used for private devotion - was made in the 17th century a...

A rare wooden casket with polychrome and gilded pastiglia relief, Italy, 15th century. The box is adorned with four finely executed scenes from the life of an unknown martyr — beautifully preserved and remarkably vivid after centuries. Dimensions: 15.5 × 10.4 × 9 cm Provenance: Dutch private collection In overall good condition for its age, with minor losses to the surface and possible retouching to the polychromy. The ball feet are likely later additions. Pastiglia [paˈstiʎʎa], an Italian term meaning "pastework", is low relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or left plain. The technique was used in a variety of ways in Italy during the Renaissance. White lead pastiglia was a north Italian speciality, produced between about 1450 and 1550. Six workshops were identified by Patrick M. De Winter, although their location remains uncertain; the Workshop of the Love and Moral Themes, whose products seem the most numerous, was possibly at Ferrara, where the painter Cosimo Tura began his career gilding caskets. Venice is also thought to have produced them. Other workshops identified by De Winter include the "Workshop of the main Berlin casket" and "Workshop of the Cleveland Casket". The subjects were typically classical, drawn from both mythology and Ancient Roman history (especially the early period covered by Livy), but biblical ones are also found. Compositions can often be shown to be borrowed from another medium, such as prints or bronze plaquettes...

Chinese porcelain ginger jar with floral decorations in bright and vibrant colours, made for the South-East Asian market. Made around 1900. Dimensions: 25 x 22 x 22 cm. Overall in good condition, some minor damage to the glaze and some minor frittings to the unglazed parts of the lid. Possibly Peranakan or Straits Chinese ware...

Two-door miniature top furniture with two-drawer dresser base and broken pediment top. The body is veneered in walnut and has brass fittings. The interior consists of one shelf and t...

Half cabinet with two doors and one drawer, standing on tapered square legs. The case features slightly projecting, chamfered corners and fine maple string inlays, complemented by ro...

A lovely quality early 19th Century Dutch marquetry travelling cabinet, profusely inlaid all over with various foliage and urns, the decorative top depicting a countryside scene, which lifts up to reveal folding shelves...

Two-door baroque cabinet with profiled plinth and cornice as well as coffering on all sides. The pilasters are bevelled. A quatrefoil cartouche with monogram EWTS and rubbed date (17...