Lot #22: Original Antique Filippo Marantonio Italian Oil Painting Signed Framed Old Woman Spinning

Exquisite original antique 19th-century Italian school genre scene oil painting on canvas by renowned artist Filippo Marantonio (1863–1938). The portrait captures a charmingly detailed, character-rich elderly woman wearing a vibrant red headscarf, entirely focused on hand-spinning wool with a traditional distaff and spindle. Marantonio’s masterclass handling of light, soft shadows, and warm flesh tones brings an endearing, soulful warmth to this traditional domestic scene. • Artist: Filippo Marantonio (Italian, 1863–1938) — signed on the canvas front and marked with a custom brass nameplate on the matting. • Medium: Oil on Canvas • Subject: Elderly Italian Woman Spinning Wool • Framing: Housed in its massive, highly ornate antique gilded gesso-on-wood gallery frame featuring exquisite shell and scroll moldings. Good condition Dimensions: 31x27.5 Pickup category timeslot {A}