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Place of Origin: Italian
1970s Signed Gabriella Crespi Cigarette Case
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An original 1970s Gabriella Crespi ciagrette case signed on the side and with the original Crespi sticker on the base. The case is dated 11 Decemer 1972 on the inside. A perfect piec...
Category
1970s Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
A rare silver box / pop art sculpture by Fratelli Cacchione, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
An extraordinarily rare silver « cigarette » box / pop art sculpture by Fratelli Cacchionr, 20th century. This amazing silver box was created to resemble several boxes of cigarettes ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian Art Deco Revival Fossil Limestone & Brass Box, Mahogany Interior 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
A striking Italian Art Deco Revival decorative box from the late 1970s, exquisitely crafted in natural fossil limestone and framed with refined solid brass detailing. The sculptural,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Limestone, Brass
$567 Sale Price
21% Off
Italian Solid Malachite Lidded Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A stylish Italian natural malachite rectangular lidded box with lovely patterns in brilliant emerald green. Fine gemstone quality and craftsmanship. Perfect as a jewelry or trinket b...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Malachite
Dior Midcentury Brass, Lucite and Vienna Straw Decorative Oval Box, Italy 1970
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative jewelry box made from a beautiful combination of lucite enriched with Vienna straw, brass, and tortoiseshell-effect lucite. This incredibly stylish pi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Astonishing Onyx Jewelry Box, Mid-Century Modern, Made in Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing box in onyx. Made in Italy. This box is amazing and in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,31 x 3,93 x 1,93 H inches
13,5 x 10 x 5 H cm
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Gabriella Crespi brushed and polished brass box signed 1970
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare cylindrical box in brushed and polished brass, designed and signed by Gabriella Crespi in the 1970s. Likely intended as a cigarette case, its clean and perfectly proportioned fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
FORNASETTI Butterfly Box
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative rectangular lacquered walnut wood box with butterfly motif / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1970s
Original mark at the felt base
Length: 9.5 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$839 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Tiger Eye Semi-Precious Stone Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic Rectangular Tiger Eye Box featuring a black stone interior. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Figural Chicken or Hen Hinged Box
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage signed silver trinket box or pillbox.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
In the form of a sitting hen.
The chicken has a hinge to its tail and opens up with applied pressure to the chest.
Marked to the base.
Simply a wonderful Tiffany trinket box...
Category
20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Bronze Fireplace Wood Log Holder Rack
By Romeo Rega, Milo Baughman, Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish brass bronze wood log holder rack, with great design and decors to elegantly display and carry your wood from the outside in with its finely decorated b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1980s Modernist White and Pink Lucite and Silver Italian Rectangular Vanity Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This italian Vanity Box encapsulates the exuberance and style of its era, offering a compelling synthesis of form, function, and aesthetic appeal. It serves as both a practical stora...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Italian Gothic style Decorative Boxe or Small Trunk
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this beautiful and rare small trunk made in the early 20th century.
Made entirely of iron with brass decorations, this trunk has a Gothic-inspired design. A unique decora...
Category
Early 20th Century Gothic Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Christian Dior Midcentury Brass, Lucite, Vienna Straw Decorative Box, Italy 1970
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative box in brass, clear lucite and Vienna straw. This incredibly elegant jewelry box was designed in Italy during 1970s and is attributed to a Christian ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Smoked Grey Faceted Glass Box, Italy 1950
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Sommerso faceted Murano lidded box in grey and clear glass. Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy, 1950s.
Rectangular faceted box in grey gla...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Art Glass
$1,262 Sale Price
20% Off
Poseidon Blue Leather Round Bath Set
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Poseidon collection, this exceptional bathroom set will elevate the look of any bathroom with its timeless elegance. It comprises a cylindrical soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, cotton holder, and small object box or soap bar holder nested within a rectangular tray. All pieces are upholstered entirely in a soft blue-colored leather, which contrasts with the polished metal pump...
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$1,541 / item
Pill Box oval horse's head miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, and a miniature horse's head hand-painted by the painter Romano Buccioni. With raised beaded decoration. Vie...
Category
1960s Art Nouveau Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Blue shades Art Deco-style engraving Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with Art Deco-style engraving, early 1900s, with translucent fired enamels in various shades. Diameter 4 cm, height 1.3 cm. Wei...
Category
1970s Art Deco Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sic Rimini Blu Glazed Ceramic Large Lidded Vessel / Box Bitossi Aldo Londi Style
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi, SIC Ceramiche Artistiche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu) round lidded box , Manufactured by S.I.C Ceramiche Italy, 1950-1960s.
It has reminiscences in those Rimini blue designs from Aldo Londi and Bitossi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
1960s Mid-Century Modern Green and Gold Ceramic Italian Box by La Colonnata
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A green and gold ceramic round box by La Colonnata, small factory established in Sesto Fiorentino, town famous for hand-crafted ceramic. The box it's...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Italian Jewelry Decorative Box in Green Malachite Marble, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and unique luxury jewelry or decorative box, fully crafted from gorgeous, vibrant green Italian malachite marble. This stylish and sophisticated piece was produced in Italy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Mid-20th Century Onyx and Hardstone Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in Bilzen, BE
Elegant mid-20th century decorative box in polished onyx, beautifully inlaid with various semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli, jasper, marble, and agate. The geometric pietra d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Onyx
Finest Natural Malachite Box Gemstone High Design
Located in Somis, CA
This is no ordinary malachite box. It's an one of a kind masterpiece of artistry and natural wonder. This stunning hexagonal piece is crafted from the finest-grade malachite, meticul...
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
$650 Sale Price
40% Off
1970s Mid-Century Modern fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Jewelry Box
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian jewelry box is a beautiful example of the era's design sensibilities, combining elegance, functionality, and high-quality craftsmanship. Here's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Music Box handpainted miniature with Swiss Mechanism by Maison Reuge Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Exquisite Reuge S.A. Musical Table Box
Description:Discover a stunning large rectangular table box featuring elegantly concave corners, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of th...
Category
1970s Empire Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Vintage Gucci, Italy - Solid Sterling 800 Silver Box c.1968
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking and very rare box by the iconic designer, Gucci, Italy. What makes this one so very special is that is made from solid 800/100 silver rather than the usual silver p...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Micromosaic Grand Tour Jewel Casket
Located in Riverdale, NY
Micromosaic Grand Tour Jewel Casket from the late 19th Century. Elaborate inlaid floral tessarae of daisies cover the lid of the jewel-trinket box with glass panels on each side. All...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Rectangular Blue Marble Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming marble box with gilt brass frame as well as mounted feet. The blue box is a beautiful addition to a vanity or as a desk accessory.
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Jewelry Music Box Made in Italy by Reuge
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant vintage footed wooden music box with top finely hand painted and inlaid with foliages floral decor.
Vintage Italian wooden music box with marquetry inlay featuring a lute and flowers.
Marquetry is the art of creating decorative designs using different materials, commonly thin pieces of wood.
Handcrafted Jewelry music box, made in Italy with lacquered finish, wood Inlay, red felt lined with hinged lid.
The music box has a Swiss Reuge music box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Plexiglass and Brass Italian Luxury Box by Cavinato
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Chic 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Luxury Box by Ulderico Cavinato Milano
An exquisite piece of high-end Italian decorative arts, this luxury box was designed by Ulderico Cavinato...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Decorative Object Bowl Faceted Murano Glass Red Attributed to Poli Italy 60s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Palermo, IT
Faceted Murano sommerso glass bowl, attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy, 1960s, with layers of red and clear glass. Please watch the video and photos carefully, ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Sailboat Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Cut Sailboat Decoration And Original Brass Hardware.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$390 Sale Price
32% Off
1960s Mid-Century Modern Onyx Jewelry Box, Made in Italy, Excellent
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing box in onyx. Made in Italy. This box is amazing and in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,51 x 3,93 x 1,57 H inches
14 x 10 x 4 H cm
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Italian Mid Century Fern Ceramic Box
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Italian bone white glazed ceramic cigarette box with a hand decorated lid featuring a stylized fern.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
GUCCI Porcelain Box with Mystic Cat Print
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare GUCCI heart-shaped pink Richard Ginori decorative porcelain box with the Mystic Cat print on the lid and black trim / made in Italy
A printed detail at the interior adds a speci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$1,049 Sale Price
30% Off
Egg style Faberge Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large egg on smooth tripod with 8-day mechanical skeletal Swiss movement with alarm, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché with Russian E...
Category
1960s Empire Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box
By Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box, 1970s
A striking sculptural Murano glass box signed “Mandruzzato for Design Guild,” showcasing the celebrated faceted-block technique perfected by the Mandruzzato family in the 1960s–80s. The heavy, optic-clear crystal form contains a dramatic sommerso core, rendered in deep black glass infused with shimmering micro-granulated 24k gold. The internal composition appears to float within the thick, architectural walls, magnified by the sharply cut and hand-polished geometric facets.
The hinged lid opens to reveal a molded black-glass interior well, its glossy surface contrasting with the jewel-like radiance of the glass block. The original brass piano hinge and frame remain intact. This design was produced as a special commission for Design Guild, a luxury American importer, and is far scarcer than the unsigned Mandruzzato vases and blocks commonly encountered.
A powerful example of Murano Brutalist...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fanciullacci Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid Horse Relief Italy 1950s-1960
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage pottery dresser box features a minimal rectangular form with matching lid and Mid Century Modern relief and sgraffito decor. A prancing horse motif is done in brigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Terracotta
Fine Silver Snuff Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A superb rectangular silver snuff box, masterfully crafted in in the early 20th century, featuring exquisitely chased and repoussé decoration. The hinged lid is richly adorned with s...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$550 Sale Price
25% Off
1960s Murano Bronze-Mounted Glass Casket Attributed to Sommerso
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Winnetka, IL
A striking vintage bronze-mounted clear thick Murano glass casket attributed to Sommerso having a smoked glass interior.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Pill Box curved round horse's head miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round, curved pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels above and below, and a hand-painted miniature of a horse's head, in Viennese Art Nouveau style, secon...
Category
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-engraved Baroque-style design Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver with a fine hand-engraved Baroque-style design and fire-enamelled finish. Dimensions: 3.5 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm. Weight: 36 g. Desi...
Category
1970s Baroque Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930s Art Deco Gold, Brown and Yellow Ceramic Luxury Box by Galvani
By Galvani 2
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a luxurious ceramic box from the 1930s, crafted in the Art Deco style. It has been manufactured by Galvani Ceramiche , famous manufacturer of the period. The exterior of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Round Favor Box with Lid in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Green Enamel Art Nouveau St
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round favor box with lid in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of a bouquet of flowers in Art Nouveau style. B...
Category
1960s Art Nouveau Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box with 24 Karat Gold Flecks and Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This stunning and angular square shaped, hand-blown Murano glass box is a treasure to behold. Handcrafted on the historic island of Murano, this box exemplifies the artistry and skil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Italian Leather Jewelry Box, Small
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian red burgundy leather jewelry box in a demi-lune (half-moon) shape, hand-applied gold embossing/tooling on top/lid, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Shown hol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Foil
Adriana Binazzi Sterling Silver and Macassar Wood Box, 1930s
By Binazzi
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a luxury Art Deco wood and sterling silver lidded box, handcrafted by silversmith Adriana Binazzi. The rare piece was crafted in Firenze, Italy, circa 1930. The rectangular s...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Deco Crystal Decanters and Glass Set with Silver Details, Italy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Art Deco Murano blown glass set in a stunning combination of crystal-clear glass, black glass and 800 silver. This charming and unique bar set is composed of two decanters ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Egg style Faberge folding photo holder Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on engraved tripod with octagonal folding photo holder for 6 photos inside, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated, with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and pure gold “pa...
Category
1960s Empire Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Midcentury Green Onyx Marble Box, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A handmade trinket or jewelry box, crafted with utmost care from exquisite onyx. Details in guilded metal such as the lion feet. This versatile box will work for your treasures, whil...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle.
If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your credenza or side table then this unique and top quality made specimen in the Gothic style could be perfect. Gothic Revival boxes are very hard to find and we have never seen one with such prodigious carvings on all sides. The unique and cat-like dragon gargoyles (with fangs) that look like they are carrying this casket, are just some of the stunningly carved and detailed sculptures that make this antique rarity even more artistic and impressive.
Another great feature are the peacock sculptures. In Christianity the peacock is the symbol of purity. Christians believe that once someone has passed their soul rises and goes to heaven. This is why in earlier times Christians would spread the feathers of a peacock over the deceased since it symbolized a pure soul that was immune to corruption. The peacock also represents immortality, resurrection, and the spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ and the Christian church.
Have you also noticed the top quality details on both ends of the bronze handle on top? The quality of that ornamental work is of the absolute highest standard also. There are many more incredibly beautiful, hand carved details and together they show that no expense was spared to create one of the most amazing Gothic caskets...
Category
Late 19th Century Gothic Antique Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Buccioni Miniature, Louis XVI Style
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with a hand-painted miniature with fired enamel by the painter Romano Buccioni in Louis XVI style from the second half of ...
Category
1970s Louis XVI Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Decorative Round Box in Leather, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful round decorative box in leather.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes
Located in Lisse, NL
Good quality antique box with Roman scenes on all four sides and on top.
If you are a collector or enthousiast of anything to do with emperial Rome then this rare, meaningful and hi...
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Revival Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Tiger Eye Lidded Semi Precious Stone Box
Located in New York, NY
Tiger eye lidded semi precious stone box. Gold, brown and yellow richly changing colour hardstone box with gold-wash silver hinge attributed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver
Snuff Box Monocrome Miniature Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with vertical stripes and fine monochrome miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli. Diameter cm. 6.2 cm high. 3.4. Weight gr. 222. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 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 Baroque Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Fossil Marble (Lumachella) Specimen Stone Box, Circa 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Fossil Marble (Lumachella) Specimen Stone Box, Circa 1960s
Two pieces, Lid and and Base
This sculptural Italian specimen marble box dates to the circa 1960s and is crafted ...
Category
20th Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Pipe Holder Box by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
Pipe holder box featuring a lid and small lateral handles designed to hold a pipe securely. The surface is horizontally incised and coated with a bright orange glaze over a brown bas...
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$455 / item
Snuffbox Art Nouveau style sterling silver white enamel with flowers Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
A Viennese Bouquet: Art Nouveau Snuff Box by Franco Salimbeni, 1973
This exceptional round snuffbox is a profound homage to the opulent artistry of late 19th-century Viennese Art No...
Category
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box pocket engraved and enamel Silver Sterling Enamel Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large square pocket pill box with rounded corners and sides, in 925/1000 sterling silver with very fine hand engraving in baroque style, fire enamell...
Category
1970s Baroque Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
