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Oil on canvas, early 19th-century painting, Wedding, Italian school. This remarkable work depicts a wedding in the pure narrative tradition of early Italian painting. The rendering of the figures, the richness of the drapery and the harmony of the colours bear witness to great pictorial mastery. The painting is spectacularly enhanced by a superb, richly...

Italian mirror in gilded carved wood, bevelled glass, Napoleon III period This large Italian mirror from the Napoleon III period is a masterly showpiece, reflecting the splendour and decorative eclecticism of the second half of the 19th century. Reflecting the skills of master transalpine craftsmen, it embodies the European aristocracy's taste for rich...