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Shagreen Vase with Pen Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vases
Materials
Brass
Mobile in Bronze-Patina Brass and Shell by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Mobiles and Kinetic Sc...
Materials
Brass
René Lalique (1860-1945) “Abduhla » Rare Opalescent Glass Cigarettes Box 1934
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1861-1945)
“Abduhla » Rare Opalescent Glass Cigarettes Box
With an Art Deco design of stylised spiderweb on the top and a tricompart...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Japanese Inro by Koma Koryu Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A four-case lacquered inro by Koma Koryu circa 19th century late Edo period. The inro features a pair of Chinese mandarin duck resting under a bundle of blooming irises on the pond. ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
17th Century Silver Mounted Traveling Box with Key
Located in Dallas, TX
A 17th century silver mounted Coromandel wood with mother of pearl inlay traveling box with a Interior fitted with drawers and a reliquary cabinet. W...
Category
Antique 17th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Shagreen Vase with Pen Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Vases
Materials
Brass
Georges BASTARD French Art Deco Waiter Porcelain Bottle, Paris Olympic Games
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco waiter porcelain bottle by Georges BASTARD (Paris), France, ca.1924. Designed by Margerie. White porcelain made in Limoges. Height : 11.1"(28.3cm), Width : 3.75"(9.5...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Georges BASTARD Art Deco Tennisman Porcelain Bottle 1924, Paris Olympic Games
By Georges Bastard
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Tennisman Porcelain Bottle by Georges Bastard (Paris), France, circa 1924, for Abercrombie & Fitch (New York, USA). This striking French Art Deco porcelain bottle, cr...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Deco Ormolu and Onyx Boudoire Clock in the Shape of a Perfume Bottle
By Juvenia
Located in London, GB
A very rare and unusual boudoire clock in the form of a scent bottle. The case made of gilded bronze and onyx with a lovely dial of mother of pearl with a fine hand painted dial centre and the hours picked out in gilt. The time is told through two blued steel hands. The time is adjusted and the clock is wound through moving the top of the bottle so no holes or keys of any kind are visible. On the back of the bottle in gilt bronze there is the play on the famous perfume Chanel No. 5 by engraving on the back "Le Numero 7 de Juvenia" (a very famous Swiss clock...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box and Counters
Located in London, GB
Antique Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box and Counters
Chinese, late 19th century
Height 9.5cm, width 32cm, depth 23cm
This beautiful Chinese red lacquer box...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Brown Lustre Miniature Bowl
By Daisy Makeig-Jones, Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A small Wedgwood brown lustre bowl decorated with gilded butterflies, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915.
Delicately gilded butterflies decorat...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Paul Sormani Signed Parisian Napoleon III Period Glove Box
By Paul Sormani
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce very fine quality Napoleon III Period (1852-1870) gilt bronze ormolu mounted inlaid glove box by important Parisian ébéniste Paul Sormani (1817-1877)
Exquisitely hand-cra...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts
Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames
By H.D. Richter
Located in London, GB
Herbert Davis Richter.
'Greetings'. A Pen and ink wash painting,
and 'Christmas wishes', woodblock, both signed.
A pen and ink of a Pre Raph...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Picture Frames
Materials
Oak, Fruitwood, Mother-of-Pearl, Abalone
Collection of Large Abalone Shell Specimens
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of striking large abalone shell specimens from a private collection, each presented on a bespoke painted plaster display plinth.
The shell...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier New Zealand Natural Specimens
Materials
Natural Fiber
18th Century Italian Cross with Kyanite, Calcite Crystals, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box, having a quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box with a hinged cover with mother of pearl cartouche, opening to reveal a p...
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$781 Sale Price
20% Off
1930s Hand-Painted Wood Chinese Cachepot
Located in Catania, Sicilia
An amazing cachepot made in China in the Thirties, ebonized wood with mother of pearl inlays and semi precious stones decorations have signs of use and age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Planters, Cachepots and Jar...
Materials
Wood
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith Handcrafted in Sterling Silver with Ostrich Egg
By Alcino Silversmith
Located in Porto, 13
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 sterling silver with ostrich egg application and black onix eyes.
This penguin i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage Italian Round Picture Frame 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into a world of timeless elegance with our Vintage Italian Round Picture Frame from the 1980s. Meticulously crafted in Italy, this frame is a captivating fusion of wood and moth...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Table from Ryukyu Islands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small square-form table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent is...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
1950s alabaster Ashtray
Located in LYON, FR
Mother of Pearl ashtray bought in Hawaii in the late 1950's. Since then it has lived in Wollongong Australia. Amazing Lustre. Has a one chip on the botto...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Organic Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Loetz Art Nouveau Vase New-Red Cytisus Silver Mount, Austria-Hungary, circa 1902
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Bohemian Art Nouveau glass vase in the form of a blown, baluster-shaped body with a flared rim.
Silver mounting in the form of chased flowers, enclosing the body of the vase l...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Glass
A Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
A rectangular shaped paperweight with inset Porphyry, Siena Marble and Mother of Pearl in black marble framework
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Grand Tour Paperweights
Materials
Siena Marble, Porphyry
Maitland Smith Fish Sculpture Bookend
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith tessellated fossil coral tropical fish sculpture bookend with brass and mother of pearl details.
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$950 / item
Lalique, "Langeais" Candle Vase, France, 2000
By Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb "Langeais" model candle holder or vase by the Lalique Maison. Previously a Langeais carafe with a damaged rim, it has been perfectly modified by a master glass artisan into th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Italian Pietra Dura Marble Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Italian white marble box decorated on a classic pietra dura technique in elaborate floral designs with mother of pearl, marble and semi precious stones.
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble
Black Polished Abalone Shell on Obsidian with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Black polished abalone shell on obsidian with baroque pearls.
Abalone shells are known for their iridescent and pearlescent features. This rare form of abalone has a mostly black o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Lava
Oriental Lacker Boxes on a Tray, Japan, 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
4 Small Lacker boxes on a tray. Mother of Pearl inlay. Inside the boxes.
Lots off Bone fiches. I think a game. Very good condition.
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell
Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls.
The Chesapecten plate...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ruler Selenite with an 18th Century Italian Sunray
Baroque Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with an 18th century Italian gold leaf molding and a natural forming baroque pearl on a lucite base. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then adorned with gold leaf wood molding and the baroque pearl which coordinate beautifully with the sleek selenite.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece but the Italian fragment sunray is originally 18th century.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Rock Crystal
19th Century Blue
Gold Porcelain-Mounted Rosewood Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A Fine Table Cabinet
Rising from scrolling foliate bracket feet, the rectangular cabinet constructed in rosewood and surmounted with a hinged cavetto moulded lid set with a Sèvres-s...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Rosewood
Antique Chinese Smith Armorial Games Box and Counters
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and rare antique Chinese armorial games box of rectangular form with over 110 matching armorial mother-of-pearl gaming counters. The black lacquer box is finely decorated with a central Chinese landscape scene, the centre with an armorial for Smith impaling ABBOT. the box opens to reveal five lidded boxes each with similar decoration to that on the box outer and each with a central armorial crest. The box also contains 12 gaming trays, four of which are decorated with the same armorial as is the addition of the Pope Joan...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Antique English Victorian Walnut Burl Inlaid Campaign Jewelry Chest Vanity Box 1
Located in Dayton, OH
A superb antique 19th century English Victorian burled walnut travel campaign vanity box featuring inlaid brass fruit basket motif with mother of pe...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on an Aragonite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Elegant Lacquer Ikebana Vase with Maki-e and Raden “Waterwheel” Motif, Showa Per
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This refined Japanese lacquer ikebana vase dates to the Showa period and exemplifies the sophisticated decorative arts of mid-20th-century Japan. The surface is richly adorned with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vases
Materials
Gold
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls.
The Chesapecten plate...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Mounted Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Angel Wing on a Crystal Quartz Cluster with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel wing on a crystal quartz cluster with Baroque pearls.
The hand-carved gold leaf angel wing is originally from a historic church in Liguria. This piece is particularly rare and exquisite due to its unique shape and size. It is gold leaf and has a bole underlay. The ecclesiastical artifact is mounted on a bed of quartz crystals. The Baroque pearls, tangerine quartz...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Edwardian Mahogany Balloon Mantel Clock, Asprey, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian Mahogany Balloon Mantel Clock, Asprey, London
Edwardian mantel clock housed in a balloon shaped mahogany case with satinwood line st...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Group Of Tunbridge Ware Victorian Table Top Boxes
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this group:
Rectangular inlaid box with hinged lid revealing silk and paper lining. The box with mosaic central cartouche, geometric banding.
Dimensions: 3 1/4" W x 4 5/8...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Wood, Paper
Pair of Ebonized Wooden Panels, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of ebonized wooden panels decorated in mother-of-pearl and impasto with characters and pagodas.
China, early 20th Century.
Some minor losses, especially in the external frame.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Wood
$805 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid-19th Century British Empire Burled Yew and Amboyna Travel Jewelry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
A rare and exquisitely crafted British Empire travel jewelry box, made in England circa 1840. The exterior is richly veneered in burled yew wood and amboyna, prized for their deep fi...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver, Brass
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel with Still Life Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco 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
Vintage 1960s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Brown Box with Lid
By Cassigoli
Located in Milan, IT
Versatile and sophisticated, this elegant box is a precious addition to any modern or contemporary home. Crafted of wood, its rectangular silhouette and lid are covered by hand with ...
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood, Plexiglass
$2,085 / item
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith Handcrafted in Sterling Silver with Emu Egg
By Alcino Silversmith
Located in Porto, 13
Penguin by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 sterling silver with ostrich egg application and black onix eyes.
This penguin is a contemporary sculpture made of chiseled silver plate applicated to the natural emu egg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Hollywood Regency Inlaid MOP Boxes by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Hollywood Regency inlaid mother-of-pearl lidded canister boxes by Maitland Smith, circa 1990s. The set is in very good vintage condition and the boxes measure 10"W x 4"D x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Jjirasi Vase #03. From the Jjirasi series
By Yongwon Noh
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jjirasi Vase explores the intertwined narratives of South Korea's urban landscapes and his own experiences, reflecting on how future generations might engage with traditional art and...
Category
2010s Korean Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Ceramic, PVC, Resin
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aesthetic Movement Jardiniere Attributed to G .Viardot, France, circa 1880
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in PARIS, FR
A large Japanese style boat-shaped jardiniere attributed to G. Viardot, made in carved wood, ornated with panels decorated with Japanese blossoming cherry tree branches and a trophy ...
Category
Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Wood
Good Ottoman Scribes Box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid ottoman scribes box. The box covered in geometric tiles and floral design.
Category
Antique 18th Century Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
$5,872
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely northern Thai cast bronze seated meditating Buddha statue with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, region of Chiang Mai, 15th-16th century.
The statue of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in dhyanasana, seated upon a double lotus pedestal atop a raised platform. His legs in virasana, the half lotus position, hands in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation.
The Buddha's face is youthful and pleasant, reminiscent of faces of contemporaneous Sukhothai Buddha...
Category
Antique 16th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon Empire Egyptian theme mantel clock with musical movement
Located in London, GB
A rare and unusual French Directoire/ Empire clock depicting Napoleon standing among trophies of war including cannon, cannon balls, map scrolls and standards bearing eagles. The sil...
Category
Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Crest on a Hematoid Slab with Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded hand-carved fragment crest mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls. The gilded fragment was originally from a historic...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Cross on a Pink Hematoid Quartz Heart with Aurora Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished pink hematite quartz heart and adorned with aurora (sunset) quartz and a natural-forming cross shaped baroque pearl.
The 18th centu...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
VERGER FRERES 1905 Paris Edwardian Card Case Box In Sterling And White Nacre
By Verger Frères
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian cased-box designed by Verger Frères.
This is a beautiful rectangular pocket case-box for cards, created in Paris France during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. T...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
English Victorian Rosewood Pen Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Century) rosewood pen box of rectangular shape with domed hinged lid and mother of pearl inset
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Decorative Horses – 1950s
Located in Madrid, ES
Charming and eye-catching pair of decorative horses from the 1950s, finely crafted in solid wood and embellished with copper fittings and mother-of-pearl inlays. These pieces reflec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble and Tortoise Shell Box
By Maitland Smith
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Sterling Silver
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Rosewood Inlaid Mantle Clock by Walker and Hall
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique rosewood inlaid mantle clock by Walker and Hall having a pretty and unusual rosewood Mother of Pearl and brass inlaid case with an eight day movement. It boasts a porcelain d...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Mantel Clocks
Materials
Other
$1,524 Sale Price
20% Off
Rene Lalique, Orange "Ronces" Thorns Vase, France 1920s Art Nouveau/Art Deco
By René Lalique, Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Magnificent orange "Ronces" thorns vase by Rene Lalique. Model created in 1921, withdrawn from the catalog in 1932, not used again after 1947 (ref. Marcilhac, page 427).
Dimensions ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
Hand Made Dovetailed Pyrography and Inlaid Lid Keepsake Box with Photo Album
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautifully made keepsake box. Hinged lid and spine are intricately inlaid with mother of pearl, exotic wood, beads. Backside has pyrographic image burned in. All nicely joined with dovetail detail. Not sure on country of origin. Backside image does show local dress for the area. Vintage photo album...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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