1750s Decorative Art

There are a series of four vertical paintings that create a splendid set of late 18th century paintings attributed to Pietro Longhi. The frame has been restored, varnished and repositioned, making the painting suitable for even the most sparse, but art-loving environments. The painting depicts the mask of Colombina, who cleans the floor with a broom made of straw and wood. The woman is depicted in a wide yellow dress with a pompous skirt and chiffon flounced sleeves. The neckline is very deep, allowing a glimpse of part of her breasts, also swollen by the bodice worn, typical of the period. She can be distinguished from a servant girl because she is adorned with gold jewellery, both on her wrist and around her neck. She has two earrings that act as a very elegant spotlight. Her neck is slightly reclined as if she wanted to portray herself. The technique is a very hasty but precise oil painting on canvas, in fact there are not many details, but remaining in Longhi's style, it is very essential. A piece of art from 18th century Venice, a must-have piece. Pietro Longhi portrayed events in the daily life of the Venetian aristocracy contemporary to him in a very realistic manner. His canvases depict typical moments of the Venetian world. In his paintings we find the same atmosphere as in Goldoni's comedies, the settings are discreet, in private and intimate contexts. Goldoni himself, a contemporary of Pietro Longhi, admired his work and dedicated a sonnet to him in which he indicated Longhi's work as a pictorial version of his theatre. With Goldoni, we are in the midst of the 16th century, in the middle of the Venice Carnival, amid masks, music, laughter and haggling merchants. In the darkness of the calli we meet a figure dressed in red wrapped in a black cloak...

Antique print of the medlar. Originates from 'Pomologia' by J. H. Knoop. Artists and Engravers: Published by Johann Hermann Knoop (c.1700-1769).

Antique print of Barberries (Dutch: Zuurbessen). Originates from 'Pomologia' by J. H. Knoop. Artists and Engravers: Published by Johann Hermann Knoop (c.1700-1769).

Antique print titled 'The Card Players'. Tavern scene with five men gathered around an upturned barrel, two of them playing cards, the one behind stuffing his pipe, two other men...

A wonderful botanical lithograph Scottish, circa 1830 Original hand written description in red ink Presented in a fabulous antique bleached and painted frame.  

Superb tapestry from the Brussels manufacture, dating from the 18th century. Representing a landscape of greenery. This 300 years old tapestry is in perfect condition of conserva...

An 18th century Louis XVI black painted and giltwood barometer, the painted oval dial inscribed Barometre, signed and dated Mantelly & Rossy 1753, within a molded framed with a beade...

Frontispiece. The world brings its riches to Britannia, including and African holding an elephant tusk and an Amerindian holding sugar cane. From The Universal Dictionary of Trade an...

Exquisite pair of Rococo wall decorations in polychrome hand-carved wood, hand-painted and gilt, with shell-shaped top, a great decorating touch for the top or the sides of a door or...

A Flemish verdure tapestry panel depicting country landscape scene in 19th century gilt carved wood frame.