A few examples of appraisal values for
SICILY

• Three Sicilian (Caltagirone)
  Three Sicilian (Caltagirone) polychrome maiolica albarelli, 18th Century, two with a landscape roundel and foliate decoration, 19cm and 23cm high and a third example taller
• A Sicilian Maiolica pharmacy
  A Sicilian Maiolica pharmacy syrup jar, Caltagirone, late 17th Century, of baluster shape with a straight spout on a small pedestal foot, painted in bright blue with spiralling foliage, 21cm high/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
• [PLATE BOOK] Viaggio pittorico
  [PLATE BOOK] Viaggio pittorico nel regno delle due Sicile. Estimate:$5,000-$7,500
• A Southern Italian maiolica
  A Southern Italian maiolica globular jar, possibly Calabria, with a portrait of a helmeted soldier, a baluster vase painted sheep and a bull, 17th Century and a pair of later albarelli painted landscapes, the first 13cm high/Provenance: The Estate of the late Diana & Gospatric Home, Lily Farm, Bucks
• FRAMES AND GLAZED EARLY MAP OF
  FRAMES AND GLAZED EARLY MAP OF SICILY, PROBABLYLATE 18TH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. BY PHILLIP C LUVERIO. “SICILIAE ANTIQUAE DESCRIPTIO” (OR “THE ANCIENT DESCRIPTION OF SICILY”). INCLUDES THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND A MAP KEY. SIGHT SIZE 10 1/2” X 12”, WITH FRAME 15” X 17” SHOWS SOME OLD CREASING. OVERALL GOOD CONDITION.
• SICILY, ALAESA. CIRCA 340 BC.
  SICILY, ALAESA. CIRCA 340 BC. BRONZE Griffin running left / Horse galloping left, bridle trailing 21 mm, 7.8 grams.
• Two Sicilian Maiolica albarelli,
  Two Sicilian Maiolica albarelli, Caltagirone, 17th-18th Century, of cylindrical shape, one decorated with circular panels of simulated marble in yellow and blue, 17cm high, the other painted with the head of a King, 18.7cm/Note: the first ex Leonard Cunliffe Collection, bought from the Copeland Collection, Trelissick Manor/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
• An Italian Maiolica armorial
  An Italian Maiolica armorial albarello, probably Rome, early 18th Century, of dumbbell shape, painted in blue with the arms of the Barberini family surmounted by a cardinal's hat, the ground with scrolling leaves, inscribed drug name 'SIROPPO. DI.BISCO', 18.5cm high/Note: The arms may relate to Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1662-1738)/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
• VICTOR CASSANELLI, POLINERO SICILY,
  VICTOR CASSANELLI, POLINERO SICILY, OIL ON CANVAS; FRAMED: 18 X 22 INCHESVictor Cassanelli, Polinero Sicily, Oil on Canvas; Framed: 18 x 22 Inches
• PAIR OF LARGE SICILIAN MAIOLICA
  PAIR OF LARGE SICILIAN MAIOLICA ALBARELLI, PROBABLY CALTOGIRONE 19TH CENTURY painted to each side with a portrait medallion of a man and a woman, on a blue ground with yellow and green scrolling foliate decoration(2)38.5cm high
• Italian School 19th c. a pair of
  Italian School 19th c. a pair of seascapes including "Palermo" and "View of Taormina toward [Mt.] Etna" both watercolor and gouache on paper sight 17 1/8 in. x 25 3/4 in. attractively matted and framed alike.
• CUNEGO DOMENICO Veduta di Roma et
  CUNEGO DOMENICO Veduta di Roma et Sicilia. Desegnati per C. Clerisseau e Simone Pomardi incisi per D. Cunego e Francsco Morelli. S.l.: s.n. n.d. [c. 1800] Atlas folio quarter morocco manuscript title page. A bound collection of 13 etched plates by Domenico Cunego and one from another work in French by Ballard depicting views of Rome and Sicily. Intermittent foxing to plates; upper board detached and others worn.
• SICILIAN SCENIC DECORATED STAND.
  SICILIAN SCENIC DECORATED STAND. Second half 19th century, softwood. Made by "Daneu-Corso Vittorio Emanuele No468-Palermo". Unusual form with scenes of Cortes meeting Montezuma with graphic designed borders. Some paint wear. 24.25"h. 24"w. 15.75"d.
• Italian School 19th c. a pair of
  Italian School 19th c. a pair of seascapes including "Messina" and "Messina from Calabria [Reggio]" both watercolor and gouache on paper sight 17 1/8 in. x 25 3/4 in. attractively matted and framed alike.
• ITALIAN SCHOOL, PEN AND INK
  ITALIAN SCHOOL, PEN AND INK DRAWING, 19TH C. Italian School (19th c.), Finely detailed drawing on two joined sheets of wove paper, titled "L'Isola di Syra presa dal mare" lower right, no signature detected, likely the Greek isle of Syro, with a paddle wheel sailing ship at left, loose and unframed, 11.75"h x 28"w
• W. BLAEU, MAP OF THE ISLAND OF
  W. BLAEU, MAP OF THE ISLAND OF SICILY Amsterdam, circa 1635.
• ITALIAN SCHOOL: "A SYBIL" Ink on
  ITALIAN SCHOOL: "A SYBIL" Ink on paper; 9 x 7 1/4 in.
• [PLATE BOOK] Vedute Pittoriche
  [PLATE BOOK] Vedute Pittoriche degli Antichi Monumenti della Sicilia su' Disegni del Duca di Serradifalco. Estimate:$800-$1,200
• A North Italian Maiolica syrup jar,
  A North Italian Maiolica syrup jar, circa 1700, painted in blue and manganese with birds among formal foliage, a salamander on the handle, possibly as a family or pharmacy crest, the scroll label inscribed 'Olio:Di Impericon Composto', the initials S.V. below the spout, marked in manganese with a cipher SP, 21.5cm high/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
• Guido Ricci (1836-1897 Italian) The
  Guido Ricci (1836-1897 Italian) The Appenine (sic) Mountains Italy
• ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD LEAR
  ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD LEAR (1812-1888): VIEW IN SICILY Ink and pencil on paper inscribed ''Modica/8 June 1887'' right center. Provenance: Property from the estate of Gloria Kaplan Manhattan and Purchase NY. Davis Gallery 231 E. 60th New York. 12 x 18 in. (sight) 18 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (frame).
• *(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Candia
  *(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Candia Insula - Archipelagi Insularum aliquot descrip. [Antwerp: Plantin 1603 or later.] Copper-engraved map of Crete and other islands in the Mediterranean (10 inset maps of Metellino Cerigo Scarpanto Nicsia Santorini Milo Stalimene Negroponte Rodus and Scio) hand-colored. English text to verso. Light dampstain along the bottom margin; crease to center. Size of map: 16 x 22 inches.
• PHIL DIKE: "GERENTI,
  PHIL DIKE: "GERENTI, SICILY"engraving, signed lower right, titled and numbered 4/10 lower left Provenance: The Estate of Barbara Beretich, Artist & Collector of Art, Claremont, CA. 11 1/2 x 14 inches sight; 21 x 24 inches frame Condition:
• ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
  ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, SILVER Italy. Commemorative Medal for the Earthquake of 1908 in Calabria and Sicily, silver (Medaglia Commemorativa del Terremoto del 1908 in Calabria e Sicilia, argente). The Medal was instituted by Royal Decree 79 on 20 February 1910 to be awarded to recognise significant contributions to relief work following the deadly earthquake and tidal wave of 28 December 1908.
• Two Italian Maiolica albarelli,
  Two Italian Maiolica albarelli, 18th Century, the first Castelli or Naples, possibly from the workshop of Saverio Grue, painted in colours with a female saint holding a sword, the drug name below O.MIRTL.NI (oil of black bilberry), 19.4cm high, the second albarello Pesaro, workshop of Casali Callegari, painted with the daisy pattern, 19.7cm high/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
• TWO ITALIAN FOLK PAINTED PAINTED
  TWO ITALIAN FOLK PAINTED PAINTED PANELSBy DOMENICO Di MAURO, Italian, Guardia-Mangano near Acireale, Sicily. Two Sicilian Painted Cart Panels. Depicting scenes from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Bellini. 12.5 by 18 in., 12.5 by 17.5 in.
• 19TH C. ITALIAN WEDDING CART
  19TH C. ITALIAN WEDDING CART PAINTED PANEL Sicilian Folk Art Oil on Wood captioned "Ruggiero Libera a Milone", carved cupids and ivy along top, unsigned, unframed, 14" x 20", shrinkage cracks.
• ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
  ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, SILVER Italy. Commemorative Medal for the Earthquake of 1908 in Calabria and Sicily, silver (Medaglia Commemorativa del Terremoto del 1908 in Calabria e Sicilia, argente)
• 5 BOOKS CONCERNING SOUTHERN ITALY
  5 BOOKS CONCERNING SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY"Italian Life and Landscape" by Bernard Wall. Published by Paul Elek, London and England 1950. 8 3/4" L x 5" W. "The Diary of an Idle Woman in Sicily." by Frances Elliot. Published by Croscup & Sterling Co. New York 1897. Florentine Edition: 74 out of 100. 6 5/8" L x 4 7/8" W. "Southern Italy and Sicily and The Rulers of the South." by Francis Marion Crawford. Published by Norwood Press 1909. 8" L x 6" W. "By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy." by George Gissing. 8 Illustrations in color by Leo De Littrow. Published by Chapman and Hall Limited. 1901. 10 1/4" L x 8" W. "Old Calabria" by Norman Douglas. Sixth Edition. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Co. New York, 1956. 8 1/2" L x 6" W. Wear to corners, foxing of the margins.
• GENERAL LOUIS PALMA DI CESNOLA.
  GENERAL LOUIS PALMA DI CESNOLA. CYPRUS: ITS ANCIENT CITIES, TOMBS, AND TEMPLES. 1878, FIRST EDITION WITH AUTHOR'S AUTOGRAPH 9 1/4 X 6 1/2 IN. (23.50 X 16.51 CM.)GENERAL LOUIS PALMA DI CESNOLA. CYPRUS: ITS ANCIENT CITIES, TOMBS, AND TEMPLES. 1878, FIRST EDITION WITH AUTHOR'S AUTOGRAPH, [Travel/ Antiquity] Cesnola, Louis P. Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples. New York: Harper. 1878. 4to. First edition. Bound in dark green cloth with embossed decoration and gilt 'Cyprus,' with portrait frontispiece. Top edge gilt. Included is a slip of paper signed 'Respectfully Yours/ L.P. Cesnola' Catalogue note: General Luigi Palma Di Cesnola (1832-1904) was born in the Kingdom of Sardinia, present day Italy. As a youth he served in the Sardinian Army during the First Italian War of Independence; he then served in the British Army during the Crimean War. In the early 1850s, he immigrated to the United States. He entered the American Civil War in 1862 as colonel of the 4th New York Cavalry Regiment, where during the Battle of Aldie he was wounded and taken prisoner, ending up in Libby Prison. His actions during the battle earned him the Medal of Honor. After the war he was appointed United States consul at Larnaca in Cyprus from 1865–1877. During the last decades of his life he served as the first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1879 until his death in 1904. Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (23.50 x 16.51 cm.) Provenance: Purchased from Budden Brooks, Boston, MA
• ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
  ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, BRONZE Italy. Commemorative Medal for the Earthquake of 1908 in Calabria and Sicily, bronze (Medaglia Commemorativa del Terremoto del 1908 in Calabria e Sicilia, bronzo) by Stefano Johnson of Milan
• An Italian polychrome maiolica
  An Italian polychrome maiolica globular vase, 19th Century, in the style of Caltagirone, with a portrait medallion of a male to the front, reserved in a ground of scrolling flowers and leaves in blue, green and ochre, 25cm high
• An Italian maiolica istoriato
  An Italian maiolica istoriato plate, circa 1560, Urbino or Pesaro, painted with an interior scene of soldiers and advisors, titled 'Da capo zimta arendesinghil terra' to base/Provenance: The Estate of the late Diana & Gospatric Home, Lily Farm, Bucks
• PAIR OF SICILIAN PAINTED WOOD
  PAIR OF SICILIAN PAINTED WOOD CART PANELS19th/20th Century. Each panel painted in polychrome with a double scene of figures in Renaissance attire, engaged in courtship rituals as the young ladies listen to music, engage in dancing or of gentlemen engaged in a duel, the upper border carved with a winged bird flanked by silvered dragons, the sides with holes for mounting and a serrated edge. 14.5 by 49 in.
• TEMPLE OF JUNO AGRIGENTO, SICILY,
  TEMPLE OF JUNO AGRIGENTO, SICILY, 14 X 23 INTemple of Juno Agrigento, Sicily, 14 x 23 in
• Quaderni di archeologia della Libia
  Quaderni di archeologia della Libia vol. 8 - Cirene e la Grecia. Edited by L'Erma di Bretschneider The Archeology Notebooks of Libya- volume 8. Unknown date. 4to. Photomechanical copy, hardbound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. In two sections, 352 pp, 42 pp.