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Material: Metal
Moroccan Amber Footed Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish amber painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over amber glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews. This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver castle top vinaigrette depicting Abbotsford House, an addition to our collectable box collection.
This exceptional antique silver vinaigrette has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The cover of this fine vinaigrette is embellished with a scene of Abbotsford House in high relief.
The sides of the box are encompassed with bands of chased scrolling leaf ornamenation.
The underside of the box is ornamented with engine turned decoration incorporating a plain rectangular vacant cartouche.
Both the base and cover are embellished with applied scrolling leaf decorated borders.
The hinged silver vinaigrette cover allows access to the original hallmarked hinged, pierced decorated silver gilt grille.
The vinaigrette retains the original gilding; this has worn with age in a sympathetic fashion to an aesthetically pleasing mellow color.
This exceptional vinaigrette was crafted by the renowned silversmith Nathaniel Mills.
A historical country house which was the former residence of renowned novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott, situated in the Scottish Borders.
Condition
This antique vinaigrette is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The decoration is very sharp. Full hallmarks struck to the interior and part hallmarks to the underside of the grille are all very clear.
Dimensions
Length 3.8cm/1.5",
width 2.6cm/1",
height 1cm/0.4".
Weight
0.8 troy ounce/26.3g.
Maker: Nathanial Mills...
Category
1830s English Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Hindu Brass Box with Peacocks and Elephants
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Hindu brass decorative box.
This is an antique Mughal style brass Indian ornate locking trinket box container.
It has six compartments that lock ...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Porcelain Rose Box with Lid
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Decorated with a large bouquet of roses with some fallen petals, our vintage piece.
Category
1950s European Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
French Silver Plate Lined Deco Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely silver plate box with a suede interior. the box has an unknown emblem on the top front center and the Waffle pattern on top makes this box unique and a compliment to any cockt...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Medium Box in Copper-Plated Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Ivory Color Shagreen and Walnut Box
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, exotic, and unmistakably refined, shagreen has long captivated those with a discerning eye for luxury. Derived from stingray skin, this richly textured material first appear...
Category
2010s Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique Austrian Onyx Jewelry Box with Figural Cold Painted Bronze Spaniel Dog
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The body of t...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze
French Bronze Metal Enamel Porcelain Portrait Vanity/ Jewelry Small Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a French bronze metal enamel porcelain portrait vanity/jewelry oval box. It depicts a small oval shaped hinged lid that is decorated in the center with the portrait of Madame Re...
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Persimmon Box in Cream Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Persimmon box
Black lacquer
Hand repousse
Copper base
Limited Edition
Lacquer is a laborious and time-consuming process. After it is tapped from the
trees, lacquer needs to b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Italian Tortoiseshell
Enamel Dresser Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th / early 20th Century Italian trinket/dresser box. Box features embossed brass frame with tortoiseshell panels. Hinged lid with inset outdoor...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
authentic yellow metal and brass post letter box element, Germany 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
letter post box element, useable for outdoor post receiving at private home.
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1950s
Description:
This original v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Game Box in Bamboo, Italy 1960s
Located in Catania, IT
1960s large box made of bamboo and wood b the I top is hinged with a sterling silver front closure.
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood. Fitted with brass corner brackets and ...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,244
Antique Edwardian 1901 Sterling Silver Pig Vesta Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a pig; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a pig.
This impressive Edwardian vesta case is embellished with details replicating the features of the pig's skin and anatomical features.
The back of the pig incorporates a hallmarked hinged cover with a textured match striker to the anterior surface.
The interior of the cover of this exceptional silver box is gilded.
Condition
This antique Edwardian vesta case is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. Full hallmarks including the foreign manufacture mark struck to the underside of the body are very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. The maker's mark has wear in keeping with location.
Dimensions
Length 7.6cm/3"
Width 2.8cm/1.1"
Height 4.6cm/1.8"
Weight
1.7 troy ounces/53.7g
Maker: Unknown
Date: 1901
Origin: Chester, England
Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique vesta box...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silvered Metal Lidded Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Silvered metal lidded box of a circular form for powder kohl eye liner.
Designed into two detached sections, finely handcrafted and decorated with scrollwork designs with a yellow amber stone on the top lid and lots of great detail.
Berber Kabyle box container to hold loose powder kohl eye liner.
Made of silver tone metal with filigree scales with a coral stone.
A beautiful antique example of a traditional box handcrafted by Berber Women in Kabylie, Algeria.
The circular container is richly decorated with detailed raised filigree silver work.
Decorated with an amber color cabochon on the cover top.
An amazing collector’s piece due to its rarity and the beauty of its intricate workmanship.
Collector collyrium kohl pot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Algerian Moorish Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique German Rococo Flowers
Frolics Silver Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
German Rococo 800 silver box, ca 1900. Hexagonal with straight sides; garlands on stippled ground in rectangular frames, and flowerhead rim. Cover gently raised; large rondel with ch...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Italian Round Box 1980
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unearth the charm of a Vintage Italian Round Box from the 1980s. Crafted with exquisite Italian finesse, this elegant piece embodies the allure of a bygone era. Its rounded silhouett...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1970
s Hollywood Regency Tray
Located in Catania, IT
For sale an elegant and refined tray in wood and brass with an unmistakable Hollywood Regency style, perfect for adding a touch of glamour and sophistication to any environment. This...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Wood, Red, White
Black enameled 1960s box by Siva
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Decorative box in enameled metal and wood produced by Siva from Poggibonsi, Italy. Good condition: a visible chip at the base.
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
19th Century Sterling Lidded Dresser Jar
Located in High Point, NC
19th century glass dresser jar with a marked sterling lid. The jar was made by R Wallace and Sons of Connecticut. this is a wonderful example of fine 19th century American craftsma...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unusual 19th Century, Anglo-Indian Style Dutch Paneled Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unique 19th-century basket combines Dutch craftsmanship with Anglo-Indian stylistic influences, resulting in a truly distinctive piece. The box features paneling across the main...
Category
19th Century Danish Anglo-Indian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Cloisonne Double Peach Box, Republic Period, early 20th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise ground cloisonne "double peach" box and cover with shaped hardwood stand, Republic Period (1911 to 1949), early 20th century, China.
The box formed as a p...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Art Deco Pewter Terrine with Lid by GAB Sweden
By GAB
Located in Brooklyn, NY
20th Century, Sweden. This Art Deco pewter terrine with lid by GAB features arms decorated with grape-shaped handles. The front is adorned with a relief of a man and woman, while the...
Category
20th Century Swedish Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
English Arts
Crafts Pewter Box with Dog Figure
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts pewter box with a floral & bird design and figure of a dog on top.
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Rustic Antique Wooden Cash Box with Removable Top, Studs and Chain
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese wooden cash box from the early 20th century, with chain and partially removable top. Charming our eyes with its rustic presence and nicely weathered appearance, th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1890s European Sterling Silver Bumble Bee Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
European box, 2.8 ounces of solid silver. Bumble bee pulling a chariot.
Category
1890s Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chase Usa Co. 1930 Art Deco Geometric Steel Box with Bakelite and Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric Art Deco box designed by Chase Usa Co.
Beautiful Streamline geometric box, created during the Art Deco period by the Chase USA Co., back in the 1930. This trinket box ha...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Table Box Fired Enamel on Guillochè Arab-Style Ornament Sterling Silver Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with hand-engraved and enamelled Arab-style ornament. Dimensio...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box White Enamel Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round rounded pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature on the lid. Viennese Art Nouveau style. Dia...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Elegant Brown Marble Box from Italy, with Brass Hinges.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This elegant little box in brown marble, with brass details and beautifully crafted hinges, is the perfect blend of form and function. Made in Italy, it exudes a timeless charm that ...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Nathalie Du Pasquier Gravieux Accueil Box from Objects for the Electronic Age
Located in Chicago, IL
Memphis Milano designer, Nathalie du Pasquier, Gravieux Accueil Box for Arc 74, 1983. Signed with decal studio label to lid: [Objects for the Electonic Age Mi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
1939 Art Deco Archer Pewter Lidded Box by Svenskt Tenn
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1939, Sweden. With archer handle pull on lid. Manufacturers mark on underside and engraving of "1939" on backside.
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Snuff Box Monocrome Miniature Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with vertical stripes and fine monochrome miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli. Diameter cm. 6.2 cm high. 3.4. Weight gr. 222. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Hinged octagonal box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Octagonal box completely handmade, starting from a sterling silver plate and shaped.
The octagonal lid has been hinged. The body of the box and the lid have been engraved and chisele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sheldon Rose Text Cube Sculpture, 1970
s
By Sheldon Rose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Decorative 1970s MCM cube sculpture in aluminum adorned with text, lettering and graphic design by artist Sheldon Rose.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Pill Box Sterling Silver Hand Painted Miniature Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Measure cm. 3,5 x 4,...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
James Bearden Brutalist Containment Box #3
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful brutalist torch cut steel, dyed bronze and glass enamel Containment box by the noted Des Moines Iowa artist James Bearden. It is one of a series of three. Please see the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
Wrought Iron Hand Painted Folk Art Train Mailbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique, Large and functional wrought Iron Mailbox. The piece is a functional mailbox with a pull handle in the front, several train cars, with the last being open to hold boxes and ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Ashtray Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket ashtray
French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor.
Marked on base as “Limog...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Box Sevres Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Box sevres porcelain
octagonal format
Decorated with flowers inside (hand-painted)
Bronze frame
Perfect condition
Circa 1900 origin France.
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Maitland Smith Rare Horn, Abalone and Wood Hinged Octagonal Large Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This exquisite and rare vintage Maitland Smith large hinged box box has a beautiful medallion on top of a black stone set into brass. The box is a beautiful combination of horn, abal...
Category
1970s Philippine Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Shepherd Box, Carved Horn or Antler, Spain, 1822
Located in Madrid, ES
Shepherd box. Carved horn. Spain, 1822.
Rectangular box made of carved horn that has a date (1822) engraved on the lid and front, a legend (Soi de Manuel Zulueta year 1822) and an...
Category
1820s Neoclassical Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Snuff Box "Soap" Shaped with Horse
s Head Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval rounded "soap" shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fired enamels above and below and hand-painted miniature of a horse's head, English "Art Nouveau" style, early 1900s. Measurements cm. 4.7 x 6.7 x 2. Weight gr. 96. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1980 and manufactured in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at high heat at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-Century Chinese Wooden Scenic Design Carved Hinge Top Box
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century Chinese carved wooden box featuring an elaborate scenic design with a hinged top and brass closure hardware. (Stamped HUNG HOP CHEST CO. HONG...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
American Ellis D. Atwood Wooden Cranberry Bogs Sifter Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American Ellis D. Atwood cranberry bog sifter from the early 20th century. Step back into the rich agricultural heritage of early 20th-century America with this Ellis D. Atwood cr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plate
Lucite Vanity Set Perfume Bottle
Powder Box
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vanity set comprising a silver-plated perfume bottle and a glass bowl with silver plated powder box.
The handcrafted Lucite Knob decorate the two pieces.
M...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Exclusive Bonboniere / Sugar Lidded box claw ball feet 800 Silver Germany
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Bonboniere / Sugar box / Lidded box
Half moon & crown - Germany - 800 Silver
stand on 4 claw ball feet
Weight: 246 grams
The condition can be seen in the pictures.
Category
19th Century German Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
1906 Art Nouveau Biscuit Tin by Huntley
Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fame 1906 Art Nouveau waterfall form biscuit tin box by Huntley
Palmers, English. Each side decorated with Greco-Roman figural reserves of "Fame", "Harvest", "Abundance", "Fire...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$288 Sale Price
36% Off
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver Box Blue and White.
Vintage Chinese Nickel Silver Box with Blue and White Porcelain S...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Kifu Paris Quilted Charcoal Shagreen Box
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful charcoal shagreen quilted box by Kifu Paris. This natural skin piece is entirely handmade by master artisans to the highest quality, constructed...
Category
2010s Philippine Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Simone Dainelli inspired by the paintings of Boris Vallejo, in fantastic contemporary style, with hand-engraved frame. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1970
s Solid Rosewood Silver Plated
Tessellated Bone Lid Jewelry Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid rosewood with silver plate lid and tessellated bone top , circa 1970's well crafted unique piece great for rings earings necklaces, etc.
Category
20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese landscape mother of pearl inlays with flanking pagodas, fences, & foliage trees, central paktong plaque and escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Foil
Victorian Thomas Johnson II Sterling Silver Tortoise Vesta Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a tortoise; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian cast sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a tortoise.
The plain oval body of this Victorian vesta box is embellished with cast and applied components replicating the details of the tortoise's legs and head.
The anterior surface of this rare box features an applied oval serrated panel / match striker.
The hinged tortoiseshell cover opens to reveal the original gilt interior.
The underside of the body bears the contemporary engraved inscription 'July 1883'.
Condition
This antique Victorian vesta box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. There are some blemishes and wear to the original gilding, in keeping with age. Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the body are very clear.
Dimensions
length 8.4cm/3.3"
width 5.5cm/2.2"
height 3.2cm/1.3"
Weight
2.4 troy ounces/73.9g (including tortoiseshell cover)
Maker: Thomas Johnson II
Date: 1882
Origin: London, England
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