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Antique furniture |
5 Via San Damiano Milan, Milan 20122 Italy +39 2 7600 0236 |
In Via San Damiano, behind Piazza San Babila, between Corso Venezia and Corso Monforte, this shop is in the tourist and business centre of Milan. It is located amongst beautiful period buildings and is an elegant place that specialises in antique furniture. Francesco Piva, the lively owner of this shop, is always happy to show clients his special pieces from the first half of the 19th century and to relate the history of his Louis XVI pieces. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Old toys in the suburbs |
27 Ripa di Porta Ticinese Milan, Milan 20100 Italy +39 2 832 2103 |
Signor Franzini is not just a collector of old objects but an expert on toys and pastimes from the past. In Ripa di Porta Ticinese, he runs a shop where you will find goods of completely different types: tables, chairs, chests of drawers, dumb waiters, but most of all, pre-WW2 toys such as dolls, pinball tables, teddy bears, puppets, board games, Milanese dolls from the '40's and 50's, rocking horses and superb puppet theatres that would make any modern child wild with happiness. These are collector's items and they make lovely presents for those who love old articles. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Prints, designs and paintings |
38 Corso Monforte Milan, Milan 20122 Italy +39 2 78 4617 |
This gallery has paintings depicting festive occasions and historic events, religious subjects and portraits of nobles and priests. These are some of the subjects that were popular in 16th to 18th-century painting. It sells prints, antique drawings and paintings, dating from the 16th to 18th Centuries. The owner is an international collector, and he sells important pieces, even to museums. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Flower market |
Piazza Sant'Angelo Milan, Milan 20121 Italy +39 2 7252 4301 (L'ufficio Turisfico) |
This flower market has been held for four centuries by the Sant'Angelo convent, according to an old Franciscan tradition. Every year, the monks display their hand crafted products, books, food and flowers. The festival is held on the Monday of the Angelus, after Easter Sunday, in the square of the monastery and the surrounding streets and lasts all day. Some businesses stay open for the occasion. Review © 2007, Wcities |