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Material: Silver
American Craftsman Gothic Sterling Silver Casket Box
Located in New York, NY
American Craftsman Gothic sterling silver casket, ca 1920. Plain rectangular with straight sides and flat hinged cover. Hand-hammered scalloped mounts folded around corners and termi...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Modern Sterling Silver & Enamel Polo Horse Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling box, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with overhanging rim and curved top; in black enamel, a polo player on charging pony with raised mallet. C...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silver card holder with diagonal stripes on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver card holder with diagonal stripes on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 73.01 grams. Dimensions: 8.7x5.7cm. Content: 83...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$490 Sale Price
30% Off
Snuffbox white enamel sterling silve stylised birdr miniature on the lid Salimba
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round curved snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, above and below, and miniature on the lid of a stylised bird, hand painted by the paint...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silver saucer-shaped box with Oriental cutouts, Greek friezes and ivory knob
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box in the shape of a flying saucer, Oriental-style cutouts, Greek friezes, wood-lined interior and ivory pommel on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand:...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$910 Sale Price
30% Off
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Immerse yourself in timeless elegance with this rectangular pill box, featuring two subtly rounded sides. Crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver, it boasts a hand-painted ...
Category
1970s Italian George IV Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Arts and Craft Mid-18th Century Engraved Sterling Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine sterling silver box is a piece of high craftmenship. All the surfaces are finely engraved with rich Baroque decor. It is a little jewel of handmade work.
It was a jewel bo...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,543 Sale Price
20% Off
Dior Style Mid-Century Tortoiseshell Lucite and Silver Pocket Emptier, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century pocket emptier in lucite with tortoiseshell effect and silver. This fantastic piece was designed in France following the st...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Edith Dawson. An Arts & Crafts Silver Pot with Floral Details & A Red Enamel Lid
Located in London, GB
Nelson Dawson, probably made by his wife Edith Dawson.
A rare Arts & Crafts silver bowl with a red enamel lid and a particular E Dawson floral decoration...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Italian Futurist Crystal Enameled Box with Silver Sculpture, Italy, 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible futurist multifaceted crystal glass box, this stunning piece was produced in Italy in 1933, as it features the 800 silver engraving that w...
Category
1930s Italian Futurist Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Antique German Sterling Silver and Enamel Dressing Table Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German sterling silver and enamel dressing table box; an addition to our diverse range of antique silver boxes and cases.
This exceptional German sterling silver dressing table box has a cylindrical form with a domed cover.
The surface of the body is embellished with an impressive blue hot enamel panel incorporating scrolling leaf and floral decoration.
This antique box is fitted with the original hinged cover embellished with exceptional hot enamel ornamentation, all framed with a plain border.
The domed enamel panel to the cover depicts a female in draped layered clothing interacting with a male figure, examining harvested fruits.
The interior of the box retains the original gilding.
The hallmarks struck to the underside this exceptional box include:
Maker's marks: Horn icon(untraced)
Silver quality/purity mark: 935, sterling *
National mark/reichsmark: Crescent moon and crown (Halbmond und Krone)
Dutch Import Duty Mark: ZI (sterling, used from 1953)
Condition
This antique German box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The enamel panels are in perfect condition.
The original gilding details to the body of the box have natural wear in keeping with age.
The German hallmarks and Dutch import hallmark struck to the underside of the body are all very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of German silverware...
Category
1930s German Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of guilloche silver frames with two photo dividers inside
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Pair of guilloche silver frames with two photo dividers inside. Metal: Silver. Origin: Italian. Brand: Florence. Weight: 119.49 grams (Set of frames). Dimensions: 29.2cm...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$525 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Miniature table. Pinto & Carvalho, Portugal, first half of the 20th c.
Located in Madrid, ES
Miniature table. Wood, silver. Pinto & Carvalho, Portugal, first half of the 20th century.
It has defects.
Mark on the inside of the lid. Miniature Portuguese style table made of...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Other Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver and Bone Box
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver and bone box. Antique Continental dark bone/horn fitted case with sterling silver mounts and central oval for monogram; originally a t...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
X-Small Egg style Faberge Aquamarine Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
X-Small egg in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé late 19th century, early 20th c...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Coco De Mer Nut Sculptural Box by Antony Redmile, London
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a rare and magnificent object fashioned from a rare coco de mer nut and Ostrich egg by Antony Redmile. The box is secured to a wooden base with a silvered stand, holding both sides of the coconut. The coconut is a rich dark chocolate brown and appears to be warmly polished. The top of the box is silvered and adorned with beautiful malachite specimens. 2 small cast resin boar's teeth set with malachite are present on either side of the box, much like handles. Decorative silvered fittings hold ostrich eggs that serve as the lids to the box. Finally, a silvered fitting holds an oval malachite finial...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Silver Plate
XXI Century Italian solid 800 Silver Biscuit box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large biscuit box in solid 800 silver.
The cup is round, smooth and has been raised with a round stepped base with an English border. A striped border has also been soldered on the u...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
1890s Chinese Export Silver Locking Box
By Heng Li
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver box with lock; an addition to our oriental silver collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) locking box has a rectangular form.
The surface of this antique box with lock is embellished with a chased decorated matte texture with a variety of embossed and chased decorated stemmed floral and foliate designs to the sides, including cherry blossom and iris arrangements.
The upper surface of the cover is ornamented with an embossed and chased decorated scene depicting a grassy terrain surrounding a tree with fan shaped leaves by the side of a winding stream, with a traditional Chinese crane...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Deco Sterling Silver, Enamel Glass-Mounted Burled Walnut Table Box
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, Art Deco, sterling silver, rust colored enamel and beveled glass-mounted burled walnut table box with hinged lid, Paris, circa 1910...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Accessory Box
Located in New York, NY
This handsome early Mid-Century Modern accessory box was realized in the United States circa 1940. It features a volumetric rectangular body in silver pl...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Belt with Napoleon III style enameled Sterling silver decoration Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Belt in real black lizard reptile with rectangular buckle in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche surrounded by engraving of enamelled leaves, in French ...
Category
1990s Italian Napoleon III Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Hand-Blown Murano Box in Aqua Blue with Silver Flecks and Chrome Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand-Blown Murano Box in Aqua Blue with Silver Flecks and Chrome Fittings captures the essence of Venetian artistry through an exquisite fusion of form, material, and luminosity. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome, Silver Leaf
Anglo-Indian Art Deco Silver Presentation Casket
Located in London, GB
This Anglo-Indian silver casket is inscribed on a central panel to the front with the following: 'Presented to / Mr. A. L. Guildford, B.Sc. M.I.E....
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Embossed silver box with a circular shape and a knob on the removable lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Embossed silver box with a circular shape and a knob on the removable lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 148.47 grams. Dimensions: 8...
Category
19th Century European Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
Box shaped enamel hand painted, engraved and miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Box shaped enamel is in 925/1000 sterling.
Box shaped enamel has handpainted fired enamels miniature.
Box shaped enamel is engraved and fire-enamelled ornaments.
Box shaped enamel is...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Victorian Thomas Johnson II Sterling Silver Tortoise Vesta Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a tortoise; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian cast sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a tortoise.
The plain oval body of this Victorian vesta box is embellished with cast and applied components replicating the details of the tortoise's legs and head.
The anterior surface of this rare box features an applied oval serrated panel / match striker.
The hinged tortoiseshell cover opens to reveal the original gilt interior.
The underside of the body bears the contemporary engraved inscription 'July 1883'.
Condition
This antique Victorian vesta box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. There are some blemishes and wear to the original gilding, in keeping with age. Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the body are very clear.
Dimensions
length 8.4cm/3.3"
width 5.5cm/2.2"
height 3.2cm/1.3"
Weight
2.4 troy ounces/73.9g (including tortoiseshell cover)
Maker: Thomas Johnson II
Date: 1882
Origin: London, England
Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique vesta box...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
An 18th C. Silver Mounted Mughal Hand-Carved and Beveled Rectangular Jade Box
Located in New York, NY
An 18th Century Silver Mounted Mogul Hand-Carved and Beveled Rectangular Jade Box. The jade is the finest quality with a natural even green tone. It is beautifully hand-carved and ...
Category
1790s Mongolian Islamic Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Silver
Wells & Co 1930 Enameled Guilloche Round Pill Box In .925 Sterling Silver
By C. J. Wells
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel pill box made by Wells & Company.
Beautiful enamel round pill box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1930. T...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$523 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Vietnamese Silver Treasure Box with Guardian Dragons
Located in New York, NY
Vietnamese silver box, late 19th century. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Box sides have embossed blossoming branches, bamboo...
Category
Late 19th Century Vietnamese Chinese Export Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique German Silver Playing Card Box
Located in New York, NY
German 835 silver playing card box, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with chamfered tab; top flat with two glazed windows face...
Category
Early 20th Century German Modern Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Mappin & Webb English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1965
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Mappin & Webb in Birmingham in 1965. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with flat top and scalloped tab. Interior cedar-lined and...
Category
1960s British Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Smart & Modern American Sterling Silver Desk Box by Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Smart and Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with slight overhang. Stylish Midcentury design. Box i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver box for rosary in circular shape with scrolls, flowers and angel figure
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box for rosary in circular shape with scrolls, flowers and angel figure. Metal: Silver. Origin: German. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 56.94 grams. Dimensions: 5.8x2.4cm...
Category
19th Century European Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$350 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine French Sterling Art Deco Ram Motif Square Table Box, Circa 1925
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine French Sterling Art Deco Ram Motif Square Table Box, Circa 1925
French Silver hallmark Minervas Head with #3 and Silversmith mark of KISS F
An Extraordinary example of signed ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver box in the shape of a chest
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box in the shape of a trunk with engravings surrounding a monogram card and velvet interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 149....
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$787 Sale Price
30% Off
Diamond Point Silver Plated Metal Box, Unique C. 1970s, France
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
Very beautiful one of a kind silver plated metal box with fine diamond point patterns.
Handcrafted and high quality metal work. The box is very heavy.
Made on a special request, circa 1970, by Maison...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Scandinavian Modern Silver Box from C. G. Hallberg, Sweden -1937
By CG Hallberg
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful Scandinavian Modern box in silver from C. G. Hallberg, Sweden -1937.
Decorated with a beautiful monogram RG.
Signed with makers mark.
Good vintage con...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Silver candy box with fluted reliefs, pearl friezes & removable lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver bonboneiro with fluted reliefs, rim and base with friezes, pearls and removable lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 228.09 g...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$1,225 Sale Price
30% Off
Hans Hansen Rosewood Box with Sterling Silver Inlay
By Hans Hansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s, Sweden. This elegant rosewood box features a sterling silver inlay and is marked “925S Hans Hansen Sterling Denmark” on the bottom.
Category
1960s Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver pill box with floral motifs engraved on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver pill box with floral motifs engraved on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 20.75 grams. Dimensions: 5.2cmx2.5cm. Conten...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$175 Sale Price
30% Off
Snuff Box "Soap" Shaped with Horse's Head Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval rounded "soap" shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fired enamels above and below and hand-painted miniature of a horse's head, English "Art Nouveau" style, early 1900s. Measurements cm. 4.7 x 6.7 x 2. Weight gr. 96. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1980 and manufactured in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at high heat at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Kirk Baltimore Small Sterling Silver Box with Pastoral Scene
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian sterling silver box. Made by S. Kirk & Son Co. in Baltimore, ca 1910. Round with straight sides. Cover raised and overhanging with pictorial pastoral scene: A watermill in ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Egg style Faberge Dark Brown Enamel Small Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, Russian Empire style inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé, late 19th century, early 20th...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
English Silver Cartridge Holder
Located in New York, NY
English silverplate cartridge holder. Vintage seven chamber cartridge holder of slim curved design. Beautiful modern design desk accessory. England, early 20th century
Dimensions: 4...
Category
Early 20th Century English Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Christian Dior for Dior Hone Silver Plate Decorative Box Pumpkin Design, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant decorative box in the shape of a pumpkin designed by Christian Dior for his 1970s Home collection. This beautiful decorative box with lid...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plate Humidor with Retriever
Located in East Hampton, NY
American silver plate humidor, Wilcox Silver Plate Co., Meriden, CT hinged lid with figure of retriever with duck, box with repousse scrolled floral and foliate design and paw feet, ...
Category
20th Century Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Table Box Fired Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine hand-engraving Baroque style on the lid, fire-enamelled in 2 colours. In the center an ancient oval plate...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Silver box for a circular rosary w/ a pearly frieze & an engraved ship figure
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box for rosary in circular shape with pearly frieze and engraved ship figure. Metal: Silver. Origin: South American. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 21.37 grams. Dimensio...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Tiffany American Midcentury Modern Box with Chinese Dragon Finial
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and flat with scalloped corners and slight overhanding. Cast C...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver-gilt toiletry box with blue cabochons and two compartments
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver gilt-silver toiletry box with high trim and two interior compartments, decorated with five blue cabochons and a padlock mesh chain. Metal: Silver. Origin: French....
Category
19th Century European Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Playing Card Holder
Located in VALENZA, IT
925 silver playing card holder.
The object was handmade, starting from a 925 silver sheet and shaped into a rectangle.
Left smooth on three sides and underneath, an engraving depicti...
Category
2010s Italian Other Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Sailfish & Black Amethyst Box by R. Blackington
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco Sterling Sailfish & Black Amethyst box by R. Blackington
A stunning example of American Art Deco, the lid engraved with ocean waves, and a rai...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Garrard & Co. Ltd in London in 1947. Rectangular with straight engine-turned sides. Cover flat, tabbed, and hinged; top has geometric pattern w...
Category
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box table box with finely embossed and hand-chiseled Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular shaped table box with finely embossed and hand-chiseled lid in Baroque style. Velvet interior. Dimensions cm. 11.7 x 21 x 4.5. Weight gr. 1000. Designed by Giorgio Salimb...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Hinged octagonal box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Octagonal box completely handmade, starting from a sterling silver plate and shaped.
The octagonal lid has been hinged. The body of the box and the lid have been engraved and chisele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Charles II Silver Counter Box (Circa 1670)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and rare antique Charles II English silver counter box; an addition to our 17th century collection.
This exceptional and rare antique Charles II silver counter ...
Category
1670s Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
20th Century oriental silver plate bamboo decorated tobacco box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
20th century oriental silver plate bamboo decorated tobacco box circa 1925.
Fine quality chinese silver plate box, signed and dated 1925. Profusely cast and decorated with bamboo an...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Pillbox Queen Victoria English style Shaped Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fired enameled miniature. Queen Victoria English style second half of the 19th century. Measurements cm. 2.2 ...
Category
1980s Italian Queen Anne Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Simone Dainelli inspired by the paintings of Boris Vallejo, in fantastic contemporary style, with hand-engraved frame. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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Art Deco Porcelain Powder
Asprey Antique Boxes
Baroque Casket
Bent Box
Blue Guilloche Box
Bone Inlay Ivory
Cash Box
Chinese Leather Box
Church Box
Cigarette Compact
Clam Box
Cockspur Street