Wunderkammer & Objets de Vertu | Fine Clocks & Historical Timepieces
Live auction
Auction N.21
Wunderkammer & Objets de Vertu | Fine Clocks & Historical Timepieces
wed 18 November 2026
Worldhotel Cristoforo Colombo, Corso Buenos Aires 3, Milano, Italia - 11.00 CET
The catalogue brings together a refined selection of rare and exquisitely crafted works, reflecting the taste and curiosity of European collectors from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Silverware, paintings on copper and slate, cameos, snuffboxes, and precious objets de vertu create a fascinating journey through art, technical virtuosity, and the decorative arts.
This selection is complemented by an important collection of historical clocks and timepieces, featuring European examples, particularly French, from the 18th and 19th centuries, distinguished by their exceptional craftsmanship and decorative elegance.
An auction celebrating the spirit of the Wunderkammer, where rarity, beauty, and ingenuity converge, offering collectors works of outstanding historical, artistic, and collectible interest.
The coffee pot, with its pear-shaped body, is entirely decorated with embossed and chiselled plant scrolls, flowering [..], Coffee pot h cm 26; plate d cm 27
The coffee pot, with its pear-shaped body, is entirely decorated with embossed and chiselled plant scrolls, flowering [..], Coffee pot h cm 26; plate d cm 27
Richly decorated in relief with plant motifs, scrolls and figures of deities from the Hindu tradition. In the [..], Padlock: h cm 18 x l cm 13,5; key: l cm 20
Richly decorated in relief with plant motifs, scrolls and figures of deities from the Hindu tradition. In the [..], Padlock: h cm 18 x l cm 13,5; key: l cm 20
It has an oval, rounded body, with a wide spout and a handle ending in a scroll. On the base is a nobleman’s monogram [..], l cm 20 x h cm 15 x w cm 13
It has an oval, rounded body, with a wide spout and a handle ending in a scroll. On the base is a nobleman’s monogram [..], l cm 20 x h cm 15 x w cm 13
Carved in bas-relief and high relief, in an architectural style with two hinged side panels, entirely decorated [..], closed h cm 32,5 x l cm 14; open l cm 28,5
Carved in bas-relief and high relief, in an architectural style with two hinged side panels, entirely decorated [..], closed h cm 32,5 x l cm 14; open l cm 28,5