Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni

About the Item

Egg Purple Red enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg Purple Red enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg Purple Red enamel is Russian Empire style inspired by Carl Fabergè eggs late 1800s, early 1900s. Dimensions: diameter of the egg cm. 5 cm high. 6.8 resting on a hand-engraved tripod total height cm. 10. Total weight gr. 149. Franco Salimbeni in 1965 and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous high-fire enameling firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925

Creator:
Franco Salimbeni (Designer),Salimbeni (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 2.68 in (6.8 cm)Diameter: 1.97 in (5 cm)
Style:
Empire (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Enamel,Gold Plate,Sterling Silver,Hand-Carved,Hand-Crafted,Hand-Painted,Plated
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1965
Condition:
Seller Location:
Firenze, IT
Reference Number:
Seller: 3532-3737+5120-58671stDibs: LU6492238726162