Los Castillo Turquoise Lapis Lazuli and Malachite Inlay Silver Plate Box

Maitland Smith pair of captivating duo of animal print design marble and tessellated lidded nesting boxes. This exquisite set comprises one larger ...

Veined channeled Travertine Fratelli Manelli charger plate centerpiece with appropriate Fratelli Mannellli labels on underside, see pic.

Hand made glazed studio pottery shallow bowl or plate by Amelie (Amely, Aly) Richter, in plum, lavender and black ues. Signed Aly Richter on underside. Before her marriage to Dr Georg Martin Richter, in November of 1920, naturalised American citizen, Amelie (Amely, Aly) Richter, had been a Baroness, born in Bavaria and raised in France. A long-time hobbyist, after Dr Richter’s death in 1942, Amelie opened her own studios for art and interior design in New York and London, where she refurbished and embellished old furniture. Inspired by her many trips with Georg to museums and archives, Amelie was known to utilise motifs borrowed from prehistoric cave paintings and American Indian art, and to accent her pieces with semi-precious stones, in shades of purple and turquoise. After directing the arts and crafts department at private high schools in Arizona and California, between 1947 and 1951, Amelie moved to Boston where she studied ceramics at the Museum School of Fine Arts, under the tutelage of Norman Arsenault. She continued her training at the Alfred University where she took technical classes in glaze calculations and clay-body composition, before becoming a member of the Pottery Workshop...

This coffee table is an interesting piece and could be a good addition to any home or collection. It has a unique design, very ornate and intricate scrollwork, as well as a replaced ...

Hand Carved grasshopper sculpture by Sarreid Ltd of Spain, circa 1970s, Made in Italy. Body of hand carved solid wood with accents in patinated b...

Frank Morbillo steel, polished steel, and bronze abstract sculpture from the Elaine Horwitch Gallery in Scottsdale Arizona. Education & background 1984 MFA Sculpture – Universit...

Beautiful inlaid detail of three swans in brass and bronze on a malachite and sodalite background adorn the top of this hinged box which was made by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 196...

Hinged inlaid malachite and sodalite (or lapis lazuli) brass metal box with rosewood interior. An Aztec pyramid and mountains grace the lid. The metal smiths of Taxco, Mexico were kn...

Wonderful silverplated Los Castillos bowl with an inlayed malachite and turquoise edge. This wonderful bowl dates from the 1950's and was made in Taxco...

This stylish and chic mixed metal and lapis box dates to the 1950s-1960s and is very much in the manner of pieces created by Los Castillo. We have had the piece professionally polis...

Lapis lazuli hinged boxes. Mined in Afghanistan, they were then cut, polished, and created for us in India. Lapis has been prized since antiquity for its characteristic blue color an...

Lapis lazuli hinged boxes. Mined in Afghanistan, they were then cut, polished, and created for us in India. Lapis has been prized since antiquity for its characteristic blue color an...