Thanks to an high-quality proposal of the catalogue, the four days dedicated to the Furniture and Old Paintings sales (11, 12, 13, 14 October 2022) achieved excellent results:
a turnover of over € 1.9 million, 80% of lots sold and 198% revaluation of starting prices. To win the leadership of the ranking's sales is Jacques Sablet with the Portrait of Giuseppe Cristiano, Count of Salmour (lot 426, sold € 237,500), followed by Giuseppe Maggiolini with the richly inlaid walnut and fir secretaire (lot 423, sold € 68,750), equally with the Russian icon attributed to the silversmith Pavel Ovchinnikov (lot 410, sold € 68,750).
Lot 426 Jacques Sablet,
Portrait of Giuseppe Cristiano Gabaleone, earl of Salmour,
oil on canvas, 62x51 cm. Signed and dated "J.Sablet.Romae/1791"
Sold € 237.500
Lot 423 Giuseppe Maggiolini,
A various woods veneered, threaded and inlaid secretaire (cm 145x100x41).
Sold € 68.750
Lot 410 Pavel Ovchinnikov (1830-1888) (attr)
Oil-on-board icon depicting St. Nicholas blessing,
with silver and silver-gilt riza decorated with polychrome enamels (cm 30x36).
Provenance: Mazzoleni antichità, Milan. Label at the back with attribution to Sikacev
Sold € 68.750
To achieve remarkable results has been also the 17th century nucleus of Genoese paintings, with the two oils on canvas by the Genoese master of the late 17th century (lot 422, sold € 43,750 - lot 421, sold € 27,500) and Simone Barabino with the Martyrdom of San Lorenzo (lot 419, sold € 27,500). Always among the best sales, there are two Venetian School architectural Capricci (lot 747, sold € 37,500), Domenico Pecchio with the pair of River Landscapes (lot 403, sold € 30,000), the rare automaton by Johann Ott Halleicher (lot 420, sold € 15,000), and the high Venetian relief made between the 16th-17th century (lot 374, sold € 11,875).
Lot 422 Genoese master, late 17th century,
Noah leaving the ark with his family and animals,
oil on canvas, 111.6x121 cm.
Sold € 43.750 
Lot 403 Domenico Pecchio (Casaleone 1687 - Verona 1760)
River landsape with figures and herd pair of oval paintings,
oil on canvas, 143x113 cm.
Sold € 30.000
Lot 420 Johann Ott Halleicher (Augusta 1612 - 1689).
Important gilt brass table clock consisting of a base surmounted by an automaton in the form of a winged lion.
Three-train movement with hour and quarters chime on bells and rod escapement. Germany (Augsburg), mid-17th century (cm 20x23x11 cm)
Sold € 15.000
Additionally, worthy of mention are the musical instruments with the violin by Carlo Ravizza (lot 775, sold € 22,500), as well as in the last session the animal and naturalistic world's collection, which sees among the noteworthy awards a pair of armchairs with a structure formed by horns of elk and deer (lot 918, sold € 8,750) and the Gary Stinton's Siberian Tiger (lot 931, sold € 6,250).
Lot 775 Violin by Carlo Ravizza, Milan 1938
Two-piece back with narrow and deep curl descending
from the joint, varnish of a gilt-orange colour, label
"Ravizza Carlo allievo di Anto- / niazzi Romeo Cremonese fece / a Milano l’anno 1938"
and many marks "CR", in decent condition (lenght of the back mm 357).
Sold € 22.500
Lot 918 Pair of armchairs with elk and deer antlers frame.
Black Forest, late 19th century
Sold € 8.750
Lot 931 Gary Stinton "Siberian Tiger" pastels on paper (cm 137x97) signed lower right
Provenance: Jonathan Cooper "A dealers eye" London, November 17-December 4, 2004
Sold € 5.000
Focus on a private modenese collection (11 October 2022):
It's the Emilian furniture in all its shape that makes the Modenese private collection shining, with the first two rounds of the week entirely dedicated to Antique Furniture and Paintings at Palazzo Crivelli.
The significant result achieved by furniture seems to regain share and prices on the market. A lively competition has also demonstrated the renewed interest of the national and international public. To stand out are the slab and threaded flap in various woods from the 18th century (lot 276, sold € 37,500), the pair of cabinets veneered in walnut and various kinds of wood (lot 259, sold € 12,500), and the large circular table from the 16th century (lot 221, sold € 12,500). In such a variety of an exhibition composed by over 270 lots, the pair of large Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases from the Meiji period (lot 270, sold € 12,500) and the Figure seated in prayer carved in alabaster from the 19th century (lot 210, sold € 6,250) stand out.
Lot 276
An 18th-century Emilian various woods carved, veneered and threaded fall-front bureau (cm 160x120x63)
Sold € 37.500
Lot 270 Satsuma manufacture, Japan, Meiji period, 19th century.
Pair of large polychrome porcelain double-handled vases decorated with landscapes and stylized figures, elephant-head handles.
Porcelain bases decorated with flowers (h. cm 150)
Sold € 12.500
Lot 210 Unknown artist of the 19th century
"Seated prayer figure" alabaster sculpture (h. cm 76), on a marble base.
Sold € 6.250