Wunderkammer & Objets de Vertu | Fine Clocks & Historical Timepieces

Live auction Auction N.10

Wunderkammer & Objets de Vertu | Fine Clocks & Historical Timepieces

wed 13 May 2026

Worldhotel Cristoforo Colombo, Corso Buenos Aires 3, Milan, Italy - 11.00 CET

The catalogue features a curated selection of rare and finely crafted objects reflecting European collecting taste from the Renaissance to the early 20th century, including silver, paintings on copper and slate, cameos, snuff boxes and other objets de vertu. Alongside these, an important group of historical clocks and timepieces highlights the development of European horology, with notable French and European examples from the 18th and 19th centuries, appreciated for their technical excellence and decorative refinement.

A sale bringing together objects of significant historical and aesthetic interest, conceived for collectors in search of unique works.

Exhibition: 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 May, 10 am – 6 pm, at Marcopolo premises in Via Carlo Poerio 43, Milan.

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Lot N. 23

Fabergè

A PAIR OF CRYSTAL AND SILVER JUGS

The globular body in clear crystal is finely cut with a “diamond point” and star pattern. The upper section is enhanced by a chased silver mount decorated [..]

Lot N. 30

SILVER TANKARD

Cast, shaped and gilded, it is embossed and chiselled with cherubs amidst scrollwork; the lid is surmounted by two male figures. Weight 453 g.

Lot N. 39

IMPORTANT SILVER AND ENAMEL CUP

In the Renaissance style, on a base of black marble and lapis lazuli, adorned with four figures in silver and enamel depicting Diana of Ephesus. A finely embossed [..]

Lot N. 65

SILVER AGNUS DEI

Circular in shape, set within a wide silver frame, it bears a depiction of the Ecce Homo on one side and the Agnus Dei on the other, both in polychrome wax; dated [..]

Lot N. 67

ENAMELLED SILVER TRAVEL ICON

Decorated on the outside with polychrome enamels and on the inside with two star-shaped wooden miniatures depicting biblical scenes. Weight: g 127.

Lot N. 112

Alfredo Ravasco

(1873 - 1958)

TABLE CENTREPIECE

A carnelian base with a pearl at its centre; on the rim, an elephant enamelled with semi-precious stones set in its eyes. Signed A.RAVASCO.

Lot N. 138

Benedetto Boschetti (attr.)

LARGE ANTIQUE YELLOW MARBLE BATH

Shaped like a circular, striated shell, beautifully crafted inside and out with raised marine motifs, and featuring a pearl necklace with a cameo at the centre. [..]

Lot N. 162

☼DEVOTIONAL PANEL IN GILT BRONZE AND COPPER, ENAMELS, CORAL AND WOOD

Octagonal frame embellished with opposed scroll terminals in white enamel and coral, with applied flowers and grotesque masks on a finely engraved copper plate; [..]

STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS, FRUIT AND BIRDS

Lot N. 197

Jan Van Kessel

(1620 - 1661)

STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS, FRUIT AND BIRDS

Note: For a similar still life, see Sotheby’s London, Old Master Paintings Part 2, 9 December 2004, lot 126, sold for £66,000. Oil on copper h cm [..]

Lot N. 205

EXTREMELY RARE TEMPLE-SHAPED CLOCK

In white and grey Belgian marble with finely chiselled bronze inlays gilded with mercury; crafted by L. VALADIER’s workshop; fitted with a pocket-watch movement, [..]

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