Sotheby's Milano - Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Objects of Art -Dec 19-20, 2006 (Importanti Mobili, Ceramiche, Argenti E Oggetti D'Arte) - December 19-20, 2006. Sale# VENERE-MI271. 

This auction catalog  includes 564 lots with extensive descriptions in Italian and English, mostly color pictures, dimensions, period or age, and auction estimates in Euros.  Auction included:

- A Naples Biscuit group, circa 1806-1815, restored; estimated for sale at EUR 8,000-12,000.

- A Doccia Porcelain Dish from the Marana Isola Service, circa 1752; estimated for sale at EUR 15,000-18,000.

- Pair of Capodimonte White Porcelain Vases, circa 1755; estimated for sale at EUR 16,000-20,000.

- An Urbino Maiolica Chevrette, circa 1565-1570; estimated for sale at EUR 3,500-5,000.

- Two French Ivory and Gold Mounted Boxes, late 18th Century; estimated for sale at EUR 1,000-1,500.

- A Painted and Mother-of-Pearl Marriage Fan, second half 19th Century; estimated for sale at EUR 700-1,000.

- Four Sicilian Wax Compositions, Anna Fortino, Palermo, 1705; estimated for sale at EUR 50,000-70,000.

- A Sicilian Gilt-bronze and Carved Coral Figure of St. Francis, Fra Matteo Bavera, Trapani, late 17th Century, marked with initials M.B.; estimated for sale at EUR 90,000-100,000.

- A Neapolitan Glass Painting and Ebonized Wood Cabinet, 17th Century; estimated for sale at EUR 30,000-50,000.

- A Neapolitan Carved and Giltwood Side Table with Marble Top, 3rd Quarter 18th Century; estimated for sale at EUR 30,000-50,000.

- An Exceptional "Bois de Voilet" Veneered Bureau-Cabinet, Genoa, 3rd Quarter 18th Century; estimated for sale at EUR 120,000-150,000.

- A Rare and Exceptional Sicilian Painted and Japanned Wood Bureau, Palermo, 3rd Quarter 18th Century; estimated for sale at EUR 100,000-150,000 (pictured on the cover).

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