(Livorno, Italy 1881-1959)

“Zona del Boccale” (1928)
Oil on wood

Benvenuto Benvenuti was a Macchiaioli and Post-Macchiaioli Italian painter, who during his lifetime exhibited extensively in Italy and France. Benvenuti is considered among the most important Italian Divisionism painters of his time. 

(Livorno 1866 – Firenze 1943)

“Marina di Campo” (1928)
Oil on canvas

Plinio Nomellini was a post-Macchiaioli Italian painter. His works are displayed at some of Italy’s most important museums and form part of collections of various banking foundations. 

(25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973)

“Sabartés Assis et Lisant Une Letter” (March 23rd, 1945)
Drawing on paper

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist, who is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop.

(25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973)

“Tête d’homme” (February 11th, 1967)
Drawing on paper

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist, who is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop.

(6 August 1928 - 22 February 1987)

 Campbell's Soup - Tomato

Andy Warhol was an American Artist and is regarded as the world's leading and most famous Pop Artist.

(6 August 1928 - 22 February 1987)

 Reigning Queens Series - Queen Margarethe II of Denmark

Andy Warhol was an American Artist and is regarded as the world's leading and most famous Pop Artist.

(San Frediano a Settimo (Pi) 1854 - Firenze 1947)   

“Cavaliere” (Circa 1882)
Oil on wood 

After graduating law school, Luigi Gioli was drawn to painting, following the footsteps of his elder brother, Francesco. He came into contact with the Post-Macchiaioli painters, with whom he practised painting concentrating on subjects from rural life, mainly drawn from the Tuscan countryside. On a trip to Paris in 1878, he became acquainted with the work of Edgar Degas, expanding his own repertoire with new themes taken from urban life and equestrian subjects. Gioli participated in the major Italian exhibitions at the beginning of the 20th century, in particular the Exposizione Universale in Rome in 1911.

 (Livorno 1866 – Firenze 1943) 

“Lo Scoglio di Quarto”
Oil on wood

Plinio Nomellini was a post-Macchiaioli Italian painter. His works are displayed at some of Italy’s most important museums and form part of collections of various banking foundations.

(Asciano 1832 - Firenze 1891)

“Scena Dell’Antica Roma”
Oil on pressed cardboard

Amos Cassiòli was an italian painter, of battle scenes, historical canvases and portraits. He worked in a Purisimo style. Regarded as an excellent portraitist, Cassioli is also noted for his large-scale history paintings which include the Battle of Legnano (1860–1870, Florence, Galleria di arte moderna, Palazzo Pitti) and Il giuramento di Pontida (1884, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico). He was known also for paintings on classical subjects; many of these are conserved in the Museo Cassioli of his native town Asciano.

(Venezia 1875 - Quinto di Treviso 1932)

“Paesaggio”
Oil on carton 

Beppe Ciardi (1875–1932) was an Italian painter of landscapes characterised by a symbolic interpretation of nature that won the esteem of critics, he was awarded the Fumagalli Prize in Milan (1900), a gold medal in Munich (1901) and a silver medal in San Francisco (1904). His work drew inspiration in later decades from everyday life in Venice and the countryside around Treviso.

(San Frediano a Settimo 1846 - Firenze 1922) 

“Cancello Di Villa” 
Oil on wood

Francesco Gioli was an Italian painter and member of the Macchiaioli movement, who often painted rural scenes of grape harvesting. His painting of Carlo Emanuele di Savoia dispatches the Spanish Ambassador (1868), first exhibited in Florence, and awarded a prize at an exhibition in Pistoia in 1889, gave him recognition. His brother Luigi, was also a painter. Francesco was mentored by his fellow painter Giovanni Fattori and Silvestro Lega

 (Champigné 1865 – Le Cannet 1937)

“Nono assise près d'une fenêtre” (Circa 1915)
Graphite and water-color on paper

Henri Lebasque (Champigné 1865 – Le Cannet 1937) was a French post-impressionist painter, known for paintings of the “good life.” His paintings were characterized by an original and delicate handling of light.    

His work is presented in French museums, notably Angers, Geneva (Petit Palais), Lille (Musée des Beaux-Arts), Nantes, and Paris (Musée d’Orsay).

During 1886 Lebasque met Camille Pissarro and Auguste Renoir, who later would have a large impact on his work.

Lebasque was a founding member of the Salon d'Automne in 1903 with his friend Henri Matisse and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants.  

(Danish West Indies, 1830-1903)

“Etude d'un homme debout” (Circa 1885)
Black conté crayon on toned paper

Camille Pissarro (10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of St Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the Danish West Indies). His importance resides in his contributions to both Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

Art historian John Rewald called Pissarro the "dean of the Impressionist painters". Cézanne said "he was a father for me. A man to consult and a little like the good Lord," and he was also one of Gauguin's masters. Renoir referred to his work as "revolutionary".

Pissarro is the only artist to have shown his work at all eight Paris Impressionist exhibitions, from 1874 to 1886. He "acted as a father figure not only to the Impressionists" but to all four of the major Post-Impressionists, including Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.

(Danish West Indies, 1830-1903)

“Dans la rue à Rouen” (Circa 1896)
Black conté crayon and sanguine on paper

Camille Pissarro (10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of St Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the Danish West Indies). His importance resides in his contributions to both Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

Art historian John Rewald called Pissarro the "dean of the Impressionist painters". Cézanne said "he was a father for me. A man to consult and a little like the good Lord," and he was also one of Gauguin's masters. Renoir referred to his work as "revolutionary".

Pissarro is the only artist to have shown his work at all eight Paris Impressionist exhibitions, from 1874 to 1886. He "acted as a father figure not only to the Impressionists" but to all four of the major Post-Impressionists, including Georges Seurat, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.

(Bologna 1882 - 1949)

 “Fondo Savena”
Oil on Plywood

Alfredo Protti was one of the most famous Bologna painters, protagonist of the secessionist art movement of the early 20th century. 
Protti followed a more independent route from the avant-garde movements of Futurism and Metaphysical art. His painting deeply contributed to the construction of Bologna's modern identity. 

(Lvov 1875 - New York City 1952)

“Farm scene” (1947)
Pastel on paper

Wilhelm Wachtel. A painter, engraver and illustrator. He painted primarily scenes of Jewish topics, including after returning from a trip to Palestine in 1922, he made a series of paintings depicting the difficult life of Jewish settlers, created lyrical portraits, compositions with biblical themes, illustrated books. He exhibited much of his work and in 1935 he had a solo exhibition at Zachęta. Most of his work was lost during the Second World War.

(10 December 1879 – 24 March 1976)

“Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet carrying a bottle of wine and a stack of plates” (January 14th, 1968)
An original ink sketch

Ernest Howard Shepard was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne.

Shepard drew this sketch of Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet carrying a bottle of wine and a stack of plates on the back of the menu card for the ‘Landfall Dinner’ marking the arrival of the P&O ship S.S. Arcadia at Sydney in January 1968. Shepard was travelling from London to visit his wife Norah Carroll’s family in Tasmania and gave it to the steward serving at his table.

(February 3, 1883 – June 6, 1970) 

“Scene de park” 
Oil on Canvas

Camille Bombois was a French NAIVE painter. In 1922, his sidewalk displays in Montmartre began attracting the attention of collectors. The art dealer Wilhelm Uhde "discovered" him in 1924, and exhibited Bombois' work in the Galeries des Quatre Chemins in 1927. In 1937, his works were shown in the exhibition "Maîtres populaires de la réalité" in Paris. His first solo show was in 1944 at the Galerie Pétridès.

Critics compared Bombois' work to that of Henri Rousseau, which it resembled in its naïve drawing, crisp delineation of form, and attention to detail.

Bombois' works are on view in many public collections, notably the Maillol Museum in Paris.

(1878-1956)

“Avant la Dance” 
Oil on Canvas

Cosson was a French painter who was born in 1878 in Bordeaux. Cosson was a post-impressionist painter, who specialised like his muse, Degas, in depicting subjects from the theatre, the ballet and from the world of horse racing.

Cosson exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third place medal in 1911.  He also showed his work at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and at the Salon des Tuileries.

(Cadiz, Spain 1857 - Anzio, Italy 1917)

“Ritratto” 
Oil on Canvas

José Gallegos y Arnosa was a Spanish painter, sculpture and architect, who lived and worked in Rome. He formed part of the most prestigious group of Spanish artists in Rome at the time. His works are still found today in art galleries, private collections, auction houses and antique dealers all over the world. Gallegos y Arnosa was a gold medallist at the International Fair of Fine Arts in Berlin, in 1891. 

(Livorno 1866 – Firenze 1943)

“Nei Campi” 
Oil on Wood

Plinio Nomellini was a post-Macchiaioli Italian painter. His works are displayed at some of Italy’s most important museums and form part of collections of various banking foundations. Provenance: Florence, Nello Tarchiani collection; Florence, Art Gallery "La Stanzina"; Milan, private collection, Florence, Galleria Pananti. Exhibitions: 2013, Florence, Pananti House Auction House, Selected Italian Artworks from Private Collections, n.58. Bibliography: 2013, A. Baboni, edited by Selected Italian Artworks from Private Collections, Exhibition Catalog, Florence, Pananti Editions, n.58

(Firenze, 1864 – Quercianella, 1934)

“La Spiaggia del Forte de’Marmi” 
Oil on Wood

Focardi was an Italian painter, who was influenced by T. Signorini specifically and group of Tuscan Macchiaioli painters, in general, such as G. Fattori, S. Lega, O. Borrani, L. Tommasi, L. Gioli. Focardi exhibited extensively, especially in the Firenze area.

(Sessano del Molise, 1779 - Naples, 1833)

“Ballo Popolare” 
Oil on Carton

Saja was an Italian painter and a pupil of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples. In 1803, Saja became member of the Roman Academy. He painted "La Vestale", on the legend of the Burial Alive of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia. He also painted the Apotheosis of the Government of Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies (La Gloria dei Borbone, 1816) for the Palace of Caserta.

(Firenze, 1862 – Firenze, 1923)

“La Spiaggia del Forte de’Marmi” 
Oil on Wood

Panerai was an Italian painter, who was influenced by, and studied at the studio of, Gionanni Fattori and the Macchiaioli movement. In 1883 he won a contest at the Florentine academy and his first major painting, titled The Guado, was exhibited at Venice in 1887, and acquired by the Galleria moderna of Rome. In 1883, he won the Fumagalli competition in Milan a canvas titled: The cavallo malato, depicting a rural scene in the Maremma of Tuscany.

(born Luigi Levi; 1858–1939)

“Alberi” 
Oil on Carton

Ulvi Liegi was a post-Macchiaioli Italian painter, mostly notable for the cityscapes of Livorno and paintings of Livornese daily life. At the beginning of his career he was influenced by the Macchiaioli group and his friends Telemaco Signorini and Giovanni Fattori. He exhibited extensively throughout his life and his works are exhibited at the Giovanni Fattori Civic Museum of Livorno and the National Gallery of Modern Contemporary Art of Rome. 

(Palermon, 1901– Rome, 1966) 

"Venti di Guerra"

Mixed techniques on paper  

Corona was an Italian artist.  He is regarded as one of the most important Futurist painters in Italy. Since 1927 Corona had participated in the main national and international exhibitions of the Futurists. Many works by Corona have been sold at auctions.

(Born January 21, 1955)

Balloon Dog (Magenta)
Metallic porcelain

Koons is an American artist known for working with pop culture subjects. His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least one world record auction price for a work by a living artist, sold at a Christie's auction for US$58.4 million. The price topped Koons's previous record of US$33.7 million. 

(25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973)

"Sujet Poule"  (1954)
Painted and glazed ceramic vessel

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist, who is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop.

(21 January 1941 - 16 December 2005)

"Giochi di Società - Non Vedo Non Sento Non Parlo"

Mixed technique on paper

Franz Borghese was a major Italian painter of the 20th century, whose works appear in well-known national and international museums and exhibitions. He painted, sarcastically, renowned men of law, of power and of knowledge, depicted in expressions of smug self-satisfaction.

 (August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976)

"Cadeau"

Sculpture: cast iron and nails

 Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in France. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. 

(February 25, 1901 – March 1, 1975)

"Pesca di Polpi"

Oil on canvas  

Giovanni Omiccioli, was an Italian painter belonging to the modern movement of the Scoula Romana, with a paintwork representing soccer games and sports scenes. After winning an award at the Marzotto Prize Convention, Omiccioli exhibited extensively at well known arts centers, globally.

 (Born 1945 in Vobarno - Italy)

"Il Mondo Non è Degli Artisti"

Mixed technique and collage on cardboard

Isaia Mabellini (alias Sarenco) is an Italian artist, who lives and works in Verona, Italy and Malindi, Kenya. Has published several books and catalogues on African contemporary art.

 (Palermo, 4 June 1932 – Milan 7 October 2012)

"Progetto"

Offset printing

Ignazio Moncada di Paternò was an Italian artist. In 1960 he made his first solo exhibition at the Devray gallery, then in Brussels, Rome and finally in Milan. The design of Pont Art is one of the most well known works of Moncada, per the art critic Pierre Restany. He is well known for the "art of scaffolding".

 (Firenze 1898- Firenze 1960)

"Il Sogno del Capitano"

Oil on carton

Guido Peyron was an Italian painter. He started to paint in 1924, taught by Lodovico Tommasi. In 1942 he became a professor at the Art School in Florence. He died in 1960.

 (Berlin, April 1888 – Switzerland, February 1976)

"Without Title"

Collage of paper and cardboard on paper 

Hans Richter was a German painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer. He formed part of the Cubism and Dada movement. Richter believed that the artist's duty was to be actively political, opposing war and supporting the revolution.

 (Parma, August 1896 – Parma August 1953)

"Without Title"

Ink on cardboard 

Atanasio Soldati was an Italian artist whose abstract paintings have been characterized by geometric shapes and bright colors. His works are exhibited at museums around Italy, including the National Gallery of Modern Art and Uffizi Gallery.

 (Born 1943 in Firenze - Italy)

"Poco Universo"

Mixed technique on canvas

Luca Alinari is an Italian painter. Influenced by Neo-Dada and Pop Art research, he gained official recognition through his participation in the 40th Venice Biennale (1982) and in the 11th Rome Quadriennale (1985). In 1993 he had his first retrospective mounted at the Royal Palace of Milan Museum, where he showed a group of works spanning his whole artistic career.

 issued in 1900 (certificate #001)

Original signatures of the Company’s President, Robert Francis Ballantine and Treasurer, John Herbert Ballantine. The certificate was issued to Robert Francis Ballantine.

Ballantine is one of the oldest brands of beer in the United States. At its peak, Ballantine was the 4th largest brewer in the United States.

Issued in 1927

Signed by the company’s chairman.

White Star Line owned the Titanic.

Originally hand signed by David Buick - Delaware 1921

David Buick was a Scottish-born American inventor best known for founding the Buick Motor Company.

Issued in 1942

Jean Paul Getty American oil billionaire reputed to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death.

Issued on May 22, 2009

General Motors filed for a government-assisted Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection less than 2 weeks later.
The certificate has the printed signatures of the Company’s Chairman, Kent Kresa and Secretary.

Issued in 1860

 This historic document shows the "First Board" prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The First Board represented trading from 10:30am to Noon. The Second Board represented trading from 2:30pm to 3:00pm. This closing price summary was printed on a daily basis and sent to brokers and Wall Street firms.

Issued in 1888 for 400 Francs.

The greatest business failure of the 19th century.

The French company building the Panama Canal labored 20 years, beginning in 1880. The effort lost over 20,000 men and cost over $287,000,000 or 1,435,000,000 francs. In 1903, Panama and the United States signed a treaty by which the United States undertook to construct an interoceanic ship canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The following year, the United States purchased from the French Canal Company its rights and properties for $40 million and began construction. The monumental project was completed in ten years at a cost of about $387 million.

Issued in 1983

Euro Disney had substantial financial problems after these certificates were issued. Its debt was restructured and Euro Disney’s name was subsequently changed to Paris Disneyland.

Issued in 1880

The license was for a one seat carriage for one horse. This item has the signature of the Comptroller of the City of Baltimore.

Issued on October 29,1929 (Black Tuesday)

October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday), was the beginning of the market crash and The Great Depression.

Issued on December 14th, 2004

This item has the printed signature of the company’s Chairman, Donald Trump.

Owned by David Rockefeller and purchased at what was described, by the press, as the "auction of the century".

David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American banker who was chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Bank. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller Family.

A William and Mary style walnut, rosewood, oyster veneered and marquetry lace box, 19th century.

 


Pair of Door Handles with Harpies (Early 17th Century)

 
Doorknocker - 18th century

 
William Bateman the 1st - (Born 1774), Grandson of Hester Bateman, who established the business, was succeeded in turn by her sons, daughter-in-law, grandson and great-grandson. The Bateman family silversmithing company lasted until 1840. Bateman silverware is considered one of the finest English silversmiths

Michael Vivona - "Cafe racer” Found Object Metal Sculpture Assemblage Motorcycle

Benin examples of leopards are known as being ritually used as aquamanile to pour water during ceremonies. A nearly 500 years old casting tradition of producing works of art.

Similar to the example published in African Weapon by Werner Fischer and Manfred A. Zirngibl. 1978, fig. 259 and identified as a Pende knife with off-centered blade and wood handle. This was likely once a serviceable knife carried by individuals of high rank and status.

Made to glorify the king, who is considered to have divine ancestry.

Made to glorify the king, who is considered to have divine ancestry.

Owned by David Rockefeller and purchased at what was described, by the press, as the "auction of the century".

David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American banker who was chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller Family.

Classic Car - Fully restored, using original and/or fitted parts. Owned by Tomer Maharshak

Engine: 8 Cylinder

Displacement: 3200 cc

Power: 270 bhp

Single ownership over the past 30 years.

16,000 km since production.  

Classic Motorcycle - Cafe Racer - Fully restored, using original and/or fitted parts. Owned by Ayal Klinemintz