19th Century Viennese Enamel Centerpiece with Watteau and Arabesque Painting

Centerpiece in a honeycomb-shaped basic form, on a high, six-pointed foot, expanding into a hexagonal bowl, on the upper edge of the bowl and on the lower...

Elegant silver vessel over a boat-shaped ground plan standing on four pilaster feet with crushed spheres at the ends, vertical wall with regular openwork decoration in the form of rh...

Complete Vienna clock on six stocky ball feet made of alabaster, architecturally structured wooden case with fruitwood veneers in the shape of a portal, steps in front flanked by two...

Two elegant silver centerpieces on a high, round, stepped base with a floral relief band, on four divided feet with palmette frieze, on top of which four slender fluted columns arran...

19th century table centerpiece or double bowl in finely chiseled silver plated

Blue Alabaster Opaline Glass Centerpiece/Bowl with Gilded Enamel Decoration – 19th Century This exquisite blue alabaster opal glass bowl, crafted with ...

Splendid continuous hand-painted scenes adorn these graceful and rare Viennese silver and enamel candlesticks. Adorned with scenes of gods and goddesses from classical mythology, these lights are executed with exceptional detail and artistry. A fantastic testament to the skilled artisans of Austria, they exemplify remarkable design and craftsmanship. Enameling is one of the oldest forms of decorative art with examples dating back almost 3,000 years to Mycenaean Greece. The methods used in the enameling process have changed very little since that time. Enamel is actually glass colored with metallic pigments that are fused to metal by firing. Because different colors fire at different temperatures, it was essential that the artist paint the colors that required the highest heat first, adding the others in descending order of their firing temperature. The forte of the Viennese enamellers...

This stunning serving bowl centerpiece, crafted in deep ruby red glass by Bohemian glass artists in the 19th century, is a remarkable example of the region's glassmaking mastery. The...