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Box shaped “spade” playing card suit black fired Art Deco style Salimbeni

$4,524.06
£3,318.62
€3,776
CA$6,175.68
A$6,946.27
CHF 3,602.88
MX$84,263.30
NOK 45,682.36
SEK 42,989.66
DKK 28,733.44
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About the Item

Box shaped like a “spade” playing card suit in 925/1000 silver with black fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With internal hinge. Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 10.7 x 1.8. Weight gr. 233. Designed by Renato Salimbeni in 1951 inspired by previous products also by the Salimbeni company, and manufactured in Florence with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with a high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelling firings at around 800° C The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925
  • Creator:
    Salimbeni (Designer, Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.71 in (1.8 cm)Width: 4.22 in (10.7 cm)Depth: 3.75 in (9.5 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Enamel,Gold,Sterling Silver,Champlevé,Enameled,Engraved,Fired,Hand-Crafted,Hand-Painted,Plated
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1951
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Firenze, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6492245776212

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