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.
In a black-lacquered rectangular frame with ivory and mother-of-pearl inlays of a later period. The lot is accompanied [..], Red chalk on paper, with frame h cm 32,5 x l cm 27
In a black-lacquered rectangular frame with ivory and mother-of-pearl inlays of a later period. The lot is accompanied [..], Red chalk on paper, with frame h cm 32,5 x l cm 27
These polychrome paintings depict mythological marine scenes featuring tritons, marine centaurs and male figures, [..], Oil on canvas, each h cm 96 x l cm 89
These polychrome paintings depict mythological marine scenes featuring tritons, marine centaurs and male figures, [..], Oil on canvas, each h cm 96 x l cm 89
Work attributed to Francesco Bassano and Girolamo Bassano, depicting the theme of the “Christ Carrying the Cross”, [..], Oil on canvas, frame of the period, h cm 70 x l cm 61
Work attributed to Francesco Bassano and Girolamo Bassano, depicting the theme of the “Christ Carrying the Cross”, [..], Oil on canvas, frame of the period, h cm 70 x l cm 61
A composition based on the painting of the same name by the Venetian painter Domenico Maggiotto. Set within a [..], Painting on glass, l cm 32 x h cm 23,5
A composition based on the painting of the same name by the Venetian painter Domenico Maggiotto. Set within a [..], Painting on glass, l cm 32 x h cm 23,5
The case in mercury-gilt and patinated bronze, with a porcelain dial signed “Lepaute à Paris”. The movement features [..], h cm 33,5 x l cm 25 x p cm 12
The case in mercury-gilt and patinated bronze, with a porcelain dial signed “Lepaute à Paris”. The movement features [..], h cm 33,5 x l cm 25 x p cm 12
Depicting an allegory of Reading, the mercury-gilt bronze case adorned with two patinated bronze figures, resting [..], h cm 52,5 x l cm 68 x w cm 16,5
Depicting an allegory of Reading, the mercury-gilt bronze case adorned with two patinated bronze figures, resting [..], h cm 52,5 x l cm 68 x w cm 16,5