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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
Circular silver box with embossed fruit and knob on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Circular silver box with embossed fruit and pommel on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 45.25 grams. Dimensions: 5cmx5.5cm. Content: 900/10...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$200 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver box in the shape of a chest w/ reliefs & applications w/ a hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box in the shape of a chest with reliefs and applications with a hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 78.84 grams. Dimensi...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$300 Sale Price
50% Off
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
$375 Sale Price
50% 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
Art Deco Austrian Silver Plated Cut Glass Casket Trinket Box Set w/ Tray - 3 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Austrian Art Deco Silver Plated Cut Glass Casket Trinket Box Set w/ Tray - 3 Pcs. Listing includes (1) Large casket (1) small casket, both with beveled glass lid, diamond cut crystal...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Hand-Blown Murano Box in Aqua Blue with Silver Flecks and Chrome Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An exquisite showcase of contemporary Murano craftsmanship, this hand-blown giant box in aqua blue is a sculptural treasure that blends clarity, luminosity, and refinement. Encased i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome, Silver Leaf
Antique Japanese Silver Incense Box Signed, 19th-20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An extremely fine quality antique heavy gauge Japanese silver incense box, the cover inset with a copper and inlaid metal panel depicting a seated figure drinking from a large bowl a...
Category
20th Century Japanese Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Hans Hansen Wood and Sterling Silver Matchbox 1950s Made in Denmark
Located in Krefeld, DE
Beautiful Hans Hansen (1884-1940) matchbox with Silver inlay from the 1950s Made in Denmark.
Price for one box.
Category
1950s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$277 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Egg style Faberge Enamel hand painted wreaths Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and an hand-painted miniature of garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the e...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
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
Antique German Neoclassical Silver Trinket Box
By London Assay Office
Located in New York, NY
German Neoclassical silver trinket box, ca 1910. Oval; sides straight with scrolled frames of which one vacant; the rest inset with flowers. Cover...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Revival Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
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
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
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
$250 Sale Price
50% Off
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
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
Antique Silver Card Case, Birmingham 1910, Adie and Lovekin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique silver card case, Birmingham 1910, Adie and Lovekin. The card case in the form of a purse with chain attached and ring finger loop. Ri...
Category
1910s English Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$440 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
$562 Sale Price
50% Off
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
Large Antique German Rococo Classical Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Large German Rococo Classical sterling silver box, ca 1910. Lobed and oval with straight sides and four ball supports; cover hinged and raised. Chased and engraved ornament. On cover...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling 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
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
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
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
$125 Sale Price
50% Off
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
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
Atkin Brothers Antique 1920 Sterling Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique sterling silver biscuit box has a plain oval form.
The body of the antique silver biscuit box...
Category
1920s English Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Kyohei Fujita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1980s. The hand-blown glass box with fitting lid is of an oval shape, slightly irregula...
Category
1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
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
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
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
English Victorian Burl Wood Makeup Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian burl wood traveling vanity / make up box with ebonized trim edge and a small lower drawer; interior holding 9 various silver boxes and...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
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
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
$875 Sale Price
50% 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
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
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
Silver Mounted Striated Agate Box, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Silver mounted striated agate box, circa 1870.
Category
1870s Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Silver
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
Heart table box Yellow enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche above and below. Contemporary modern style. Dimensions cm. 9 x 9.5 cm high. 3.Weight gr....
Category
1990s Italian Modern Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, 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
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
Frederick Manson Victorian 1894 Birmingham Visiting Cards Case In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Visiting card case box in sterling silver designed by Frederick Manson.
Beautiful antique presentation visiting card holder, created in the city of Birmingham England at the ateli...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$524 Sale Price / set
25% Off
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Decorative Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Impressive decorative boxes made completely by hand.
The shape of the box is round and low, called in Italy "a pagnottella fiorentina" which means in the shape of a loaf of bread tha...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other 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
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Silver Powder Case, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Silver powder case is a precious decorative object realized in 20th century.
Very elegant powder case in silver with mirror, made in Italy at the beginn...
Category
20th Century European Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
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
Gilded silver box with filigree reliefs and armorial bearings
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Gilded silver box with filigree reliefs, with armorial bearings in the center on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 63.57 g...
Category
19th Century European Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$375 Sale Price
50% Off
Nathaniel Mills Antique Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique William IV English sterling silver castle top vinaigrette depicting Newstead Abbey; an addition to our collectable box collection.
This exceptional antique William IV silver vinaigrette has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The cover of this fine Nathaniel Mills vinaigrette is embellished with a scene of Newstead Abbey in high relief.
The sides and the underside of the box are ornamented with panels of engine turned decoration, accented with an impressive elongated applied thumb piece ornamented with leaf and bud designs.
The decoration to the underside incorporates a rectangular vacant cartouche.
Both the base and cover are embellished with applied moulded borders.
The hinged silver vinaigrette cover allows access to the original hallmarked hinged, pierced decorated silver gilt grille.
The vinaigrette retains the original gilding to the surface and interior.
A former Augustinian priory which is known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron. This Abbey, situated in Nottinghamshire, is now publicly owned by the local Council and houses a museum displaying a tribute to Byron memorabilia.
Condition
This antique Nathaniel Mills vinaigrette is a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition.
The decoration is very sharp and very crisp.
The original gilding is in exceptional condition, in keeping with age.
There is some discoloration to the interior of the grille, in keeping with age.
Full hallmarks struck to the interior are all very clear; the nature of this piece dictates the location of the part hallmarks to the underside of the grille, resulting in the maker's mark and lion passant being partially visible.
Reflections in photographs may detract from this fine example of antique silverware.
Dimensions:
Length 4.2 cm / 1.7"
Width 2.7 cm / 1.1"
Height 0.9 cm / 0.4"
Weight
1 troy ounce / 30.2 g
Maker: Nathanial Mills...
Category
1830s British William IV Antique Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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
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
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
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
Pill Box oval Silver Sterling Enameled and handcarved Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Domed oval pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè, top and bottom, with fine hand-engravings. Viennese Art Nouveau style second h...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Louis XVI Silver Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
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
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
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
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