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Material: Sterling Silver
Snuff Box hand engraving, black “niello” type Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box rectangular in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand engraving, black fired enameled “niello” type, in early 19th century “Rococo” style. Snuff Box measurements cm. 4.5 x...
Category
1980s Italian Rococo Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box Rectangular Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This is a rectangular, gold-plated sterling silver pill box, exquisitely decorated with translucent enamels over a guilloché (engine-turned) pattern and featuring a hand-painted flor...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Overlay Scenic Ducks in Pond Cigarette Desk Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
1940s Sterling Silver Overlay On Glass Box With Ducks in a Pond Decoration. Perfect for the waterfowl enthusiast, cabin, or hunting lodge decor.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver Oval Trinket Box Raphael Angel Heads, Birmingham, 1912
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edwardian Sterling Silver Oval Trinket Box with Raphael Angel Heads, Birmingham 1912, 66 grams with velvet and leather interior
Maker: Thomas Sidney Buckler (T.S.B.)
Assay Office: ...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box with Lower 48 Map
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with long tab. Gilt interior. On cover top is engraved map of the Lower 48, which at the time thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hanau Silver Jewelry Box J.D.Schleissner and Sons Antique German Casket Putto
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A 19th century Hanau sterling silver presentation box or jewelry box with hinged cover.
Large 800 silver box of quatrefoil form, impre...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pill Box Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Pill Box with Floral Miniature by Romano Buccioni for Salimbeni, Florence, 1980
Charming shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold pla...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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 Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Reed
Barton Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Reed
Barton
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Long and rectangular with curved corners; cover hinged. Box interior wood lined; cover interior gilt wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian English Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Victorian English sterling silver vinaigrette; an addition to our silver boxes collection
This fine antique Victori...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Egg style Faberge Blue Savoia Enamel Medium Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on tripod in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, Russian Empire style inspired by Carl Fabergè eggs late 1800s, early 1900s. Measurem...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique English Silver / Sterling
Amethyst Pill Box - 1913
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful little pill box made from solid English / Sterling silver fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1913.
The lid fits well and the hinge is in full working order, once opened, ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Antique George V Sterling Silver Engine Turned Box by Finnigans Ltd., 1913
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1913 by Finnigans Ltd., this antique, George V, sterling silver box is decorated with engine-turned engraving and scattered fleur-de-lis motifs, and features ...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
X-Small Egg style Faberge Yellow Enamel hand painted wreaths Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
X-Small egg in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché and hand-painted miniature of garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the eggs of Carl F...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel with Still Life Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enamelled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing a "still life" by the Flemish painter Willem Claes Heda. Dimensions cm. 5.7 x 9 x 1.7. Weight gr. 174. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1969 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 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 Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
William Seitz Sterling Silver Box with Rope Motif in Arts
Crafts Style
Located in New York, NY
William Seitz sterling silver, handwrought box in Arts & Crafts style, from the early 20th century, with a cover adorned with a rope design as well with a gilt interior, measuring 4'...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat 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...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pocket pill box shaped like a small egg.
Pocket pill box like egg hinged opening.
Pocket pill box like egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24ca...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Kirk Baltimore Sterling Silver Box with Picturesque Architecture
By S. Kirk
Sons
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver box. Made by S. Kirk & Son Inc. in Baltimore. Rectangular with cover. Picturesque architecture with turrets, manors, and bridges in bosky landscapes. Pastor...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Greyhound Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our range of silver boxes and cases.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver cigarette case has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners.
This antique cigarette case has a subtly curved form proffering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets.
The anterior cover is embellished with an exceptional hot enamel scene depicting two greyhound style canines in a rural setting.
The posterior surface of the case is ornamented with the contemporary engraved initials 'G.W.C.R' and the date '11th Feby 1886'
The rounded sides of this cigarette case are plain and unembellished.
This antique enamel cigarette case...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th/20th C. Repoussé Silver Box Mythical Guardian Figure, Tibet or South India
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Repoussé Silver Box with Mythical Guardian Figure, Tibet or South India
Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Two pieces, the top and bottom, fit securely for a total weight of 58 grams.
A...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Hawkes Sterling Silver and Crystal Rectangular Box, 1950
s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
T.G. Hawkes
Co. was founded in 1880 by Thomas Gibbons Hawkes in Tiffin Ohio. This impressive cut crystal and sterling silver box by Hawkes features a classic sterling lid. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
American Modern Sterling Silver
Enamel Polo Horse Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling box, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with overhanging rim and curved top; in black enamel, a polo player on charging pony with raised mallet. C...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Egg Navy Blue enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Navy Blue enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Navy Blue enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Navy Blue en...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Very unique Present Box from Thailand for Austria 1968
Located in Vienna, AT
On April 18, 1968, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, presented this box to the Austrian H. E. Dr. Hermann Withalm during an official visit. Crafted i...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
X-Small Egg style Faberge Ruby Red Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
X-Small egg in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé late 19th century, early 20th c...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-Century Sterling Silver
Polished Brass Box of Apollo signed Lalaounis
By Lalaounis
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist sterling silver and polished brass box, created by the esteemed Lalaounis in Greece circa 1950, is a remarkable exemplar of the elegance and innovation cha...
Category
1950s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
George Betjemann Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx and Lapis Box
By George Bentjemann
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George Betjemann & Sons George V Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx Box with stepped Lapis Lazuli corners.
Box features three compartments. Imp...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble and Tortoise Shell Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maitland Smith tessellated stone box with a mother of pearl finial handle. The interior of the box is lined with a black felt and has a removable lid. The box rests on sterling silver ball and claw feet as well as the entirety of the box is framed with a sterling silver border.
History and craftsmanship for nearly four decades Maitland-Smith has been in the business of creating exquisite and unique decorative accessories, lighting and accent furniture and elegant mirrors from our La Barge Collection. Founded by a London antiques dealer with the eye of a connoisseur, Maitland-Smith has carried on the tradition of creating stunning accents for the home of the highest quality. From the beginning, our many workrooms have been artisan based and employ time-honored techniques developed before the machine age. Many of these skills date back to the world’s earliest civilizations, and are associated with Fine quality furniture and decorative arts. Maitland-Smith is well-known for many handcrafted specialties, including hand carved tropical mahogany, handcut and inlaid exotic wood veneers, lost wax cast metal mounts and decorative objects, as well as, traditional vegetable tanned and hand-tooled leather. Other areas of expertise include finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, and detailed hand painting. Maitland Smith draws inspiration from great works from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and in collaboration with design partners Tony Duquette Studios and its president, Hutton Wilkinson and also Celerie Kemble, Donald Bustraan...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Sterling Silver
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Immerse yourself in timeless elegance with this rectangular pill box, featuring two subtly rounded sides. Crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver, it boasts a hand-painted ...
Category
1970s Italian George IV Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box Heart shape Red passion fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché above and below. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 8.8 x 8 cm high....
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Gervase Wheeler
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique sterling silver-gilt early 19th century Vinaigrette, Birmingham, by Gervase Wheeler, 1839.
This beautiful vinaigrette having f...
Category
1830s English Early Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Black Starr and Gorham Sterling Silver and 14k Gold Compact
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Art Deco compact by Black Starr and Gorham. It is Sterling Silver with a 14k Gold accent on top, fitted with 3 small precious stones likely rubies.
The compact is in est...
Category
20th Century American Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage English 18K Gold Sterling Silver Coral Cigar Jewerly Keepsake Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage English 18K Gold Sterling Silver Coral Cigar Jewerly Keepsake Box
Provenance : Jerome Schottenstein Estate, Columbus Ohio. Jerome was was an American entrepreneur and philan...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral, Gold, Sterling Silver
Arts and Craft Mid-18th Century Engraved Sterling Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine sterling silver box is a piece of high craftmenship. All the surfaces are finely engraved with rich Baroque decor. It is a little jewel of handmade work.
It was a jewel bo...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,474 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Box Heart shape Sky tone fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché above and below. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 8 x 8.8 high cm. 2.8. Weight ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
X-Small Egg style Faberge Enamel hand painted wreaths Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
X-Small egg in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché and hand-painted miniature of garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the eggs of Carl F...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Vintage Mid Century Sterling Silver Gilt Enameled Guilloche Card Case
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a mid century heavy gauge Guilloche and enameled Sterling Silver Gilt hinged lidded Card Case of outstanding quality and condi...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Garrard & Co. Ltd in London in 1947. Rectangular with straight engine-turned sides. Cover flat, tabbed, and hinged; top has geometric pattern w...
Category
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
VIctorian Era Sterling Silver Humidor Box
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is an elegant rectangular Victorian-era forged sterling silver box that has a carved wood compartment in the interior. It can be used as a humidor for cigars, or for jewelry ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Antique German Rococo Classical Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Large German Rococo Classical sterling silver box, ca 1910. Lobed and oval with straight sides and four ball supports; cover hinged and raised. Chased and engraved ornament. On cover...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tall Silver
Guilloche Enamel Lidded Jar by Goldsmith
s and Silversmith
s Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning tall vanity / dressing table jar, probably used for either hatpins or a toothbrush, hence the little cork lining to the interior of the base.
The glass is channel cut...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Kirk Baltimore Small Sterling Silver Box with Pastoral Scene
By S. Kirk
Sons
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver box. Made by S. Kirk & Son Co. in Baltimore, ca 1910. Round with straight sides. Cover raised and overhanging with pictorial pastoral scene: A watermill in ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
George Reevers, Dutch .934 Silver Biscuit Box, Rope Borders, Holland, C.1838
Located in Chatham, ON
GEORGE REEVERS (Maker - Silversmith) - Extraordinary and rare Dutch fine silver round biscuit box - 934/1000 silver - finest quality and timeless design (nearly 200 years old) - classic rope twist borders (two to the top and one to the base) - indent to the edge of the hinged lid for easy opening and grip - original green wool felt base liner (not photographed...
Category
1830s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Antique English Sterling Silver Postage Stamp Box by Grey
Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning and rare Edwardian triple postage stamp box made from solid English sterling silver fully hallmarked for London 1909 together with the makers mark for the top notch silver...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,508 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Box autumn colours, Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver, Enamel and Coral Sa
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand engraving, also on the sides, of “ramage” with leaves and bunches of grapes fire-ena...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Belt with Napoleon III style enameled Sterling silver decoration Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Belt in real black lizard reptile with rectangular buckle in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche surrounded by engraving of enamelled leaves, in French ...
Category
1990s Italian Napoleon III Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Card Case, Birmingham 1910, Adie and Lovekin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver card case, Birmingham 1910, Adie and Lovekin. The card case in the form of a purse with chain attached and ring finger loop. Ri...
Category
1910s English Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Super Stylish English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros in Birmingham in 1990. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Corner bracket supports. Engine-turned ornament in plain frames...
Category
1990s English Art Deco Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ornate Victorian antique sterling silver calling card case made in 1895
Located in London, London
A stunning example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, this antique sterling silver calling card case was made in 1895 by the...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Egg style Faberge Savoia blue Enamel Small Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, Russian Empire style inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé, late 19th century, early 20th...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuffbox white enamel sterling silve stylised birdr miniature on the lid Salimba
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round curved snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, above and below, and miniature on the lid of a stylised bird, hand painted by the paint...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Smart
Modern American Sterling Silver Desk Box by Tiffany
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Smart and Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with slight overhang. Stylish Midcentury design. Box i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Decorative Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive decorative boxes made completely by hand.
The shape of the box is round and low, called in Italy "a pagnottella fiorentina" which means in the shape of a loaf of bread tha...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Egg style Faberge Enamel hand painted wreaths Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and an hand-painted miniature of garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the e...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Box shaped enamel hand painted, engraved and miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped enamel is in 925/1000 sterling.
Box shaped enamel has handpainted fired enamels miniature.
Box shaped enamel is engraved and fire-enamelled ornaments.
Box shaped enamel is...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Sterling Silver essence holder round box stand
Located in VALENZA, IT
The essence holder box is spherical, hinged and hand-drilled to allow the fragrance to escape.
A rotating silver plate has been fixed on the edge which serves as a safety lock.
The s...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Becht
Hartl
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Becht & Hartl, Inc. in Newark. Rectangular with straight sides and beaded rim. Cover hinged and gently curved. Box interior cedar lined...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
X-Small Egg style Faberge Aquamarine Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
X-Small egg in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé late 19th century, early 20th c...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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...
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Materials
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