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Chinoiserie Gilt Bronze Champlevé Enamel Casket Box
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and Ornate Gilt Bronze Champlevé Enamel Lidded Casket. After a bamboo box, this champlevé
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Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Wonderful Rare E.F. Caldwell & Co New York Bronze Champlevé Enameled Box
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful and rare E.F. Caldwell & Co New York Bronze Champlevé Enameled box signed on the base
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20th Century American Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Champlevé Enamel Scarab Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Finely detailed champlevé scarab shape box with gilt wash interior. Traces of antique mirror on
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French Late 19th Century Onyx Champlevé Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful onyx and gilt bronze champlevé enamel jewelry box in a chest design; made in France in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Onyx, Bronze

Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Louis XV Style, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, champlevé and gilt bronze jewelry box. Louis XV style, France, circa 1890.
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Jewelry Boxes

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Onyx, Bronze

French Renaissance Revival Champleve Enamel Jewelry Box with Oval Mirror Inserts
Located in New York, NY
French Renaissance Revival champleve enamel jewelry box with oval beveled mirror inserts. Handmade
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique French Napoleon III Champleve Enamel and Bronze Jewelry Box Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
An antique French Napoleon III period Barbedienne gilt bronze jewelry box decorated with cloisonne
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Glass an Enamel Box with Buddha
Located in New York, NY
A rare and highly collectible Japanese cut glass oval box with silver plated metal lid decorated
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Russian Silver and Champleve Enamel Cigarette Case by Gustav Klingert 1889
Located in Gainesville, FL
Russian silver and champleve enamel cigarette case by Gustav Klingert, Moscow, 1889. The case has
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Antique 1880s Russian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Heart table box Yellow enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche above
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1990s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Heart table box Yellow enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Heart table box Yellow enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
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H 1.19 in W 3.75 in D 3.55 in
Table Box hand-engraved wood grain with Coral Salimbeni.
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box wood style and Coral is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Table Box wood style and Coral has
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box hand-engraved wood grain with Coral Salimbeni.
Table Box hand-engraved wood grain with Coral Salimbeni.
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H 0.79 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Table Box fired enamels and round cameo Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Behold the epitome of elegance and craftsmanship: a square table box, meticulously crafted from
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Vintage 1960s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box fired enamels and round cameo Salimbeni.
Table Box fired enamels and round cameo Salimbeni.
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H 0.99 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Table Box miniature fire-enameled Aleksej Nikolaevic Romanov Salimbeni.
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent
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Vintage 1970s Italian Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box portrait of Natalia Nikolaevna Pushkina Lanskaja Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Spectacular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box with fired enamels and fine horse racing miniature Salimbeni.
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with translucent fired enamels on
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Box with wedges Enamel Sterling Silver black and white Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal wedge box in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white colors fire enameled in Art
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Hand-Engraved and Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with a beautiful
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Sailing Boats miniature handpainted enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Sailing Boats miniature is in 925/1000 sterling. Table Box Sailing Boats miniature has
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This superb Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a
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Vintage 1980s Italian Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Table Box portrait of Empress Eugenia de Montijo miniature Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
More than a kilo of sterling silver was needed to create this stunning rectangular tabletop box
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box shaped enamel hand painted, engraved and miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped enamel is in 925/1000 sterling. Box shaped enamel has handpainted fired enamels
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Table Box floral miniature fire-enameled on guilloche and stripes Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with fine floral
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Vintage 1960s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Big Oval Jewel Box Baroque Style, with Miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Jewel box Baroque style, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated. Jewel Box has fine hand
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Early 2000s Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Black Box Erté inspiration with woman, leopard and flames hand painted Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Black Box Erté inspiration is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Black Box Erté inspiration has black
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This divine Table Box is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Table Box hand-painted miniature has a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Black Box Octagonal with black edge enamel with pure Gold Paillons Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Octagonal is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Table Box Octagonal Table Box Octagonal has
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Magnificent Arabian Horse Fired Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped rectangular table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-etched fire
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Vintage 1970s Italian Islamic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent fired enamel stripes
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold

Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni.
Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni.
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H 0.99 in W 5.04 in D 3.94 in
Baroque Style Green Table Box with Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Baroque style shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with edges with fire - enamelled stripes and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with
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1990s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Octagonal Black Enamel with light Blue Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Fired Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine hand-engraving Baroque
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box transparent brown fired enamel over hand-engraved wood grain Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-engraved ornaments in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This awesome Table Box Baroque style is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a Rectangular shape
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Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Table Box Enamel on Guilloche Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Squared Green Enamel with oval miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on sunburst
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1990s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Box with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and horse racing Salimben
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with fired enamels painted like lapis
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Box Black Red Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco
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Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Enamel on Guilloche and Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimb
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with inward corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Fired Enamel on Guillochè Arab-Style Ornament Sterling Silver Salimben
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired
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1990s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni. Table box in 925/1000
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Vintage 1970s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Table Box autumn colours, Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver, Enamel and Coral Sa
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand
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Vintage 1960s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Set Picture Frame+Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
internal dimensions are 9.3 x 13.3 cm. The total weight of the frame is 290 grams. Rectangular Table Box in
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate

Table Box Blue and Light Blue Stripes Guillochè and Enamel Sterling Silver Salim
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone
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Vintage 1970s Italian George IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Enamel on guillochè with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle S
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterlin silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure
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Vintage 1960s Italian Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Sterling Silver Striped Paillons in pure Gold and flowers Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure
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Vintage 1960s Italian Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Box Sterling Silver Paillons in Pure Gold and Miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with “paillons” in pure
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Vintage 1960s Italian Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Antique Limoges Enamel Jewelry Box
Located in London, GB
feet; the top and sides having champlevé decoration, and Limoges style enamelled polychrome and
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Early 20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Antique Limoges Enamel Jewelry Box
Antique Limoges Enamel Jewelry Box
H 4.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Snuff Box Round Guilloche Enamel Box Gold Paillons Stars of Sky Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue fired enamel on guillochè and with the insertion of pure gold “paillons” in the shape of stars to c...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century Swiss Gold Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The entire box is crafted of 14-karat yellow gold enveloped in delicate engine-turned work, black
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Jewel Box with Miniature Salimbeni Sterling Silver
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Jewel box with Miniature in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plated, rectangular with faceted corners
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Early 2000s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold

Jewel Box with Miniature Salimbeni Sterling Silver
Jewel Box with Miniature Salimbeni Sterling Silver
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H 1.26 in W 4.26 in D 2.29 in
Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Sterling silver Jewel box with Rectangular rounded corners gold plated with translucent fire enamel
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Vintage 1980s Italian Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
Sterling Silver Box Striped Fire Enameled Salimbeni
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H 1.19 in W 4.34 in D 3.15 in
Snuff Box Sterling Silver, Paillons and Miniature Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plated with blue and white fired enamelled stripes
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Vintage 1970s Italian Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Gold

Snuff Box Sterling Silver, Paillons and Miniature Salimbeni
Snuff Box Sterling Silver, Paillons and Miniature Salimbeni
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H 1.46 in W 2.84 in D 1.97 in
Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats.. Snuff
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Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Cigarette Case red lines and and hand-engraved finishing Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
enamelling at approximately 750 < 800° C. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine Table Box 11 x
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuff Box Sterling Silver Enameled Miniature Hand Engraved Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engravings also underneath and
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Vintage 1980s Italian Baroque Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Black Cigarette Case for Handbag Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

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Champleve Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the champleve box you’re looking for. Each champleve box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, enamel and silver. Find 83 options for an antique or vintage champleve box now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a champleve box — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A champleve box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. Franco Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni and Jean Goulden each produced at least one beautiful champleve box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Champleve Box?

Prices for a champleve box start at $303 and top out at $85,000 with the average selling for $4,975.

Finding the Right boxes for You

From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.

The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.

Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.

Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.

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