19th century Bedside Cabinets - Salvage Hunters 1708

during so you're driving just over 20 miles west out of Florence past the village of Vinci birthplace ever certain Leonardo they've been granted access to the home of an antique dealer and collector of almost mythological Fame we are on the way to meet a guy called Marco centimeli he's been doing it his whole career he's now an antique dealer of note I've asked about him and he's got no web presence whatsoever nothing zero nothing it's very unusual in these days to get that so he must have a fantastic Client List but he's a proper guy who knows what he's on about you know he's the real deal The Real McCoy having stood for almost a millennia on the fertile wangs of the river Arno and the scene of a great medieval battle mentioned in Dante's Inferno the town of embley like much of Tuscany is layer upon well preserved layer of history for the last 15 years amid stunning examples of Renaissance architecture one intriguing doorway leads to the private residence of one of Tuscany's most sought after antiques experts Marco centimeli today accompanied by his restorer Filippo Ranchi foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you for having us we're I'm particularly looking very forward to today really I really really am um right so this is your home okay you're home and everything's for sale in here as well depends of object if you okay if you watch can we go through here yes look in here wow this is great today I am meeting Marco setimelli and his restorer Filippo and we've come to Marco's house and this is why you do this job just walking through the door instantly I'm in the home of a real antiquarium I'm in the home of a man who understands the antique completely he only invites private clients here and other dealers here that he trusts he can't find him any other way back these days is as rare as some of the things that are in this room just great things everywhere I'm looking that's just great things is it fake fake can we flip it over it's antique front is fake but the back is original it's a painting on the all the table how much is it 500. [Music] on the back of this 17th century painting of the crucifixion is a skillful original portrait but it's the latter image which is caught through his imagination it's a fake medieval Masterpiece a non-identical copy of a work by the great painter dude [Music] duchio is known for his depiction of tender emotion between Madonna and child a highly decorative piece with a uniquely mysterious story this double-sided painting could be worth around 1 000 pounds [Music] and I think it's great I love it 350. no no meet me work with me four sold that is attractive anywhere in the world the buyers for that sort of thing they're everywhere that the fact that it's got that age to it it's double-sided it's on on a really good piece of Timber well I'm a buyer just beautiful things everywhere you look oh look at this another room wonderful little vaulted ceiling thing going on this house is to die for it's fantastic everything in here tells a story everything's wonderful he has great things yes I really really like what he's doing it's just so good these shelves I like these from bologna so about 18 20. yeah see on the wall he has an open shelving or rack just beautiful it's got these graduated pillars to the front of them sort of architectural form great color it's all Walnut and see from here covered in dust has been up there forever absolutely beautiful 350 best price 300 300 okay deal for you okay okay classy stylish 300 um say yes buy it very happy with that I bought a similar thing in the UK two years ago not as good as that one and I paid 800. it is an imitation of English from Livorno there's two pieces that I can't take my eye off it's a pair of pot cupboards put your potty in next to your bed that's all it's for okay okay okay okay so there's work there's restoration everywhere yeah okay we put them down here we put it down these are Stellar pieces now we're buying something I know I can sell lava in a heartbeat 19th century pot cabinets is cylindrical in shape and veneered with mahogany which retains a rich coloration the convex curves known as gadruning carved expertly around each narrow wasted pedestal base was a technique revived during the Italian Renaissance each unit is topped with a disc of white carrara marble as elegant bedside cabinets this pair could be worth around three thousand pounds [Music] surprise for you 2000 oh yeah peace Charlie should be I think it should be that way around they're very beautiful yes two thousand okay yeah yeah we'll take them they've got it they have that thing I'm always looking for whatever you do with them they're going to look good they have it all they are a little Rolls-Royce [Music] so today will go down for me as just one of those ones I'll never forget in your sort of Journey Through the Antiques world you meet certain people and go to certain places that really strike a chord and remind you why you do this for a living and today is one of those days to be around a man and his collection and his knowledge and his fantastic house it's been a real joy I love being around it it's enriching for me as a dealer to be around it and also makes me feel like I need to try harder because [Music] what's up okay thank you thank you so much appreciated goodbye we'll see you again at the end of Drew's dream trip around Northern Italy the boys have covered almost 600 miles and bought everything from spaceships to a forgery of a medieval Italian Masterpiece to a 19th century Artisan's voice and back in Venice tea has picked up one last bargain to complete Drew's extraordinary Italian Hall I've got you something beautiful [Laughter] I love that it's everything you know that collection of terrible things that I have at home yeah it's going straight that's going straight in there not only is it tasteless it's badly made yes it's everything I like you know how hard it is to find something that bad well what a trip amazing incredible favorite moment favorite moment the whole thing buying that incredible bus the the beautiful Market Florence Venice [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] [Music] thank you thank you [Music] thank you a highly decorative piece with a uniquely mysterious story this double-sided painting could be worth around one thousand pounds foreign I love it 350. no meet me work with me four sold that is attractive anywhere in the world the buyers for that sort of thing they're everywhere that the fact that it's got that age to it it's double-sided it's on on a really good piece of Timber well I'm a buyer just beautiful things everywhere you look oh look at this another room wonderful little vaulted ceiling thing going on this house is to die for it's fantastic everything in here tells a story everything's wonderful he has great things yes I really really like what he's doing it's just so good these shelves I like these from bologna so about 18 20. let's see

Channel: Antiques Hunter

Views: 14,241

Keywords: antique, vintage, retro, Salvage Hunter, Antique Shop

Id: 3zivb5xtPqw

Length: 12min 16sec (736 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 22 2023