Vincenzo Gemito was an Italian sculptor and artist. Intolerant of academic art, he associated himself with other "rebel" artists, such as Antonio Mancini, Giovanni Battista Amendola, Achille D’Orsi and Ettore Ximenes. Between 1877 and 1880, he stayed in Paris, participating in three editions of the Universal Exposition. Once back in Naples, he received important commissions also from King Umberto I but, as a result of a mental breakdown, he remained locked up in a psychiatric hospital until 1909, when he began to sculpt, devoting himself, during the last years of his life, to the goldsmith's art. His most important works include Il Malatiello (1870), The Neapolitan Fisherman (1877), The Statue of Carlo V (1887) and The Portrait of the Painter Jean Louis E. Meissonier (1879).
Antique marble mortar - 17th century
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Antique marble mortar from the 17th century. This mortar has a sturdy shape with rounded side handles that made it easier to grip during use, a shape typical of traditional mortars. ...
Marble
Majolica ceramic amphora - second half of the 19th century
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Neapolitan-made bi-layered majolica ceramic amphora from the second half of the 1800s. It presents a classical style with mythological decorations on one side and, grotesques on the ...
Maiolica
Porcelain and gilt bronze casket - 19th century France
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
French porcelain and gilt bronze box from the 19th century. This art object is made of Sèvres porcelain. The panels with a light blue background are embellished with central medallio...
Bronze
Cofanetto in lacca povera - periodo XVIII secolo
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Cofanetto in lacca povera del XVIII secolo e di origine veneziana. Poor lacquer is a type of decoration typical of eighteenth-century Venetian furniture, which made use of small cut-...
Wood
Neoclassical marble head - period 18th century
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Testina in marmo neoclassica del XVIII secolo che raffigura la testa e parte del collo di una figura femminile. L'acconciatura così elaborata richiama l'arte greca o romana. La figur...
Marble
Walnut burl travel desk - 19th century
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Walnut burl travel desk from the early 19th century. Features fittings and a central medallion on the brass top. This object has characteristics typical of Central European manufactu...
Wood, Nutwood
19th century grand tour classical Italian bronze compote
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a late 19th century Italian neo classical bronze compote. This classical bronze compote has ornate claw feet and mythical figures on either side of the bowl with rings. This ...
Bronze
Bronze Bowl by Antonio Pandiani from the 1800s
By Antonio Pandiani
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze cup made by Antonio Pandiani in 1800. Measures: Ø 12 cm Ø 10 cm h 10 cm Antonio Pandiani was born in Milan in 1838 and died there in 1928. He was a great neoclassical sculptor belonging to the well-known artistic and industrial dynasty of the Pandians of Milan. Antonio studied at the Brera Academy learning the academic style and was immediately appreciated for his portraits. Very often the style of his works reproduces in miniature historical monuments...
Bronze
Neo-Renaissance Centerpiece, France, circa 1840
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful chiselled and gilded bronze centerpiece composed of a finely pierced bowl with an openwork rim of remarkable delicacy, decorated with scrolling foliage, arabesques, and int...
Bronze
19th century silver plate centerpiece
By Testolini & Salviati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
19th century table centerpiece or double bowl in finely chiseled silver plated
Silver Plate
19th Century French 2nd Empire Bronze Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming 19th-century French bronze bowl reflects the refined elegance of the Second Empire period. Small in scale yet rich in character, it features beautifully cast details an...
Bronze
Late 19th Century Footed Bowl Attributed to Alfredo Santarelli
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A finely hand-thrown footed bowl attributed to Alfredo Santarelli, a key figure in the 19th-century revival of Renaissance Italian maiolica. Executed in the Urbino tradition, this pi...
Ceramic
