Italian Decorative Boxes

MarCo Melocchi and Franco Bettonica of O.P.I. Design, designed this extraordinary table design in 1974. This is an original design from the early Seventies. It’s iconic minimal desig...

Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and with fired enameled oval miniature, hand painted by the painter Renato...

Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat 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...

Group of Italian toleware comprised of a hinged box, covered and footed compote and a covered oval box. The pieces in yellow/cream and decorated with ...

This Black Pulegoso Murano glass box is a captivating fusion of artistry and functionality, crafted on the renowned Venetian island of Murano. Distinctive for its unique texture, the...

This divine Table Box is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Table Box hand-painted miniature has a Rectangular shape with rounded corners. On the cover there is a beautiful hand-engraved...

Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand engraving, also on the sides, of “ramage” with leaves and bunches of grapes fire-ena...

Bitossi for Raymor box, ceramic white, black, and brown, signed. Small lidded box glazed in chocolate brown, white and black from Aldo Londi's Piastrelle Bi...

Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni. Table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel inserted in a very fine ha...

Impressive in its scale alone, this stunning hand-blown Murano glass box exudes luxury and refinement. This Pulegoso Murano glass box is a captivating fusion of artistry and function...

Murano Glass Box by Barovier & Toso, Hinged, Gold Inclusions, Italy, 1960s. Finely handcrafted rectangular translucent glass box, decorated with gold bubble inclusions.

Square snuff box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand painted miniature parrotlets on flowering branches. Ar...

A delightful storage box made of wood, brass, and gold-decorated ceramic. At the center of the lid, set within a brass frame, is a small hand-decorated ceramic plaque depicting two l...

This small painted wooden box is an iconic piece by the renowned Italian artist and designer Piero Fornasetti. Created in the 1950s, it reflects Fornasetti's unique style, blending t...

Italian industrial wooden rectangular crates or boxes, 1920s Pair of vintage rectangular crates entirely made of wood. The wood of one box is lighter than the other. They can be used...

This exquisite Murano glass box features a luxurious amber color that radiates warmth and sophistication. The piece is meticulously handcrafted by master artisans in Murano, Italy, s...

A very rare and beautiful Italian 17th century case, box, to store a chalice. Beautifully crafted with embossed leather. A fantastic accent piece, whether displayed as a single piece...

Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...

Round wedding favor with lid in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine manual engraving of flower shoots, fire-enamelled with various colours, in early 1900s Art Nouveau styl...

Bitossi box, ceramic, blue, green, white stripes, signed. Small scale colorful lidded box decorated with a tight hard edge pattern of blue, green and white stripes...

ABOUT A mid-century ceramic glazed jewelry or trinket box. Marked "Italy" underneath. CREATOR Attributed to Raymor, Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1960. MATERIALS AND TECHN...

Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting the Head of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Dimensions cm. 5.5 x 7 x 1.8. Weight gr. 105. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1975 in Art Deco style and executed in numerous specimens, at the specific request of the firm Tiffany & Co., in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for sustaining 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...

Beautiful vintage trinket box crafted from richly toned carved wood with an eye-catching segmented design reminiscent of woven or paneled craftsmanship. The lid features a sculptural...

Box Flowers Red all in hand-crafted porcelain, hand-painted box, with lid.

This is a charming Art Deco period jewelry or trinket box, dating to circa 1920s-1930s, showcasing the era's distinctive geometric design and fine craftsmanship. The box features an ...

Rectangular box with inward corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enameled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana depicting the painting "The Turkish slave" by Francesco Mazzola known as "il Parmigianino" (National Gallery of Parma). Dimensions cm. 8.5 x 11.5 x 3. Weight gr. 345. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1965 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various different subjects, 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 enameled 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...

Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and beautiful hand-painted enamelled miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the portrait of Madame Drouais painted by her husband Francois Hubert in 1785 and conserved in the Louvre Museum. Fine hand-engravings on the sides. French Empire style. Measure cm. 8x8x3.7. Weight gr. 285. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1989 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 eamelled 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...

The VASILIS round woven leather basket is designed for those who are seeking a container that combines style and functionality, enriching the envi...

A striking Murano art glass jewelry box from the 1950s executed in the glamorous Hollywood Regency style. Rich brown hand blown glass infused with sparkling aventurine inclusions cre...

Octagonal wedge box in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white colors fire enameled in Art Deco style. Measures 7.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm. Weight gr. 281. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni ...

Impressive in its scale alone, this stunning hand-blown Murano glass box exudes luxury and refinement. This Pulegoso Murano glass box is a captivating fusion of artistry and function...

Discover the epitome of elegance with this exquisite Pulegoso technique box, meticulously crafted in Murano and signed for MOGUL. This box, available in both large and giant sizes, e...

Bitossi for Rosenthal netter box, ceramic, navy blue, green, and white, plaid. Small scale lidded ceramic box with navy, white and green glazed top and white glazed bottom. Tiny glaze miss on edge of one side of the lid. Minute wear to inner box (photo 12) and two old touch-ups to corners of the bottom box. Remnants of a paper Rosenthal...

Discover the epitome of elegance with this exquisite Murano glass box, meticulously crafted in Murano, Italy. Available in both large and giant sizes, this box exudes sophistication ...

Probably Italian, 20th century. A pair of malachite boxes, with matched gemstone across the surfaces. Unmarked.

Remarkable ceramic box by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro.

An Italian 1970s travertine and gilt metal accessories jewellery box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli , with grooved detail on the top

An elegant late-20th-century Italian box, crafted from black leather and adorned with delicate, traditionally inspired gold ornamental motifs. Its understated yet refined design refl...

Ceramic covered box with target design and cup desk set created by Bruno Gambone of Florence, Italy. Box measures 5.5" in diameter by 3.5" in heigh...

Elegant vintage round storage box crafted from richly stained wood with a sleek ribbed exterior detail and a striking brass-tone mirrored lid. The lid is topped with a sculptural bra...

A vintage enameled metal box with a slide out wooden drawer. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950's . The box is composed of what appears to be a mahogany dovetailed ...

Round shaped box Made in Italy Silver Gilted 925/1000 with translucent enamels on guilloche with hand painted floral miniatures and gold paillons The Miniatures are hand-painted on a usually white homogeneous enamel base. The same colored glazes are used, but ground much finer, which are mixed with special oils to form an infinite palette of colors. The paint must be gradually dried on electric stoves...

Distinctive vintage decorative box featuring a striking tessellated horn tile lid framed in polished metal over a warm wood body. The geometric arrangement of natural horn panels cre...

Two Louis Vuitton suit cases priced per suit case. Great scale and patina. Perfect size to stack and use as a side table.

A set of 3 nesting boxes.

Tommaso Barbi group of 3 1980s ceramic smoking objects of 1 box and 2 ashtrays. All signed in white glaze B. Ceramiche. Box. 6.88 W 4.25 D 2.75 H Round 6.25 D 1.75 H...

Majolica lidded Box Tromp l'Oeil to look like asparagus. The box is a wonderful decorative piece in the kitchen or dining room - holding anything from office supplies at a kitchen w...

Square box in briar wood and chromed metal. Italian production 1970s attributed to Tommaso Barbi. The box was created for “Gucci Boutique” which in those years was located in Rome in via Borgognona and sold household items as well as small leather goods.

This Modernist Octagonal Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in Smoked Rose, accented with polished nickel fittings, is a refined example of Italian craftsmanship and modern design. Handmade...

This Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in Sage Grey is a stunning example of Venetian glass artistry, blending timeless craftsmanship with modernist sensibilities. Handmade in Mu...

Smooth round 925 sterling silver box. The lid was modeled to be able to apply a Limoges porcelain, subsequently hand painted in polychrome with a female figure picking flowers. On ...

Part of the Tellux Sibilla Collection, this box is a precious piece crafted by hand where to gather precious pens within a soft Alcantara-lined nest. Inlays of rosewood, Bolivar, ash...

Add a touch of style to your dining experience with our square napkin holder with fabric cover. Made from high-quality materials, its stylish and functi...

Organize your small items in style with our elegant rectangular-shaped brass box. Made from high-quality brass, its unique and stylish design adds sophistication to any space. Perfec...

Elevate your table setting with our hexagonal classic brass jug. Made from high-quality brass and featuring a unique hexagonal shape, it adds sophistication ...

A striking mid century agate and marble box in warm earth tones, dating to the 1970s. The box features beautifully veined marble sides complemented by a richly patterned agate. The l...

Memphis Milano designer, Nathalie du Pasquier, Gravieux Accueil Box for Arc 74, 1983. Signed with decal studio label to lid: [Objects for the Electonic Age Mi...

This heavy white marble box with some gray veining is a great desk accessory or cocktail table addition.It is modern and more contemporary. Great for a man or woman. It has never b...

A sculptural Italian decorative box crafted from richly grained wood and accented with hand-applied brass inlay forming a bold geometric motif across the lid. The warm tones of the w...

Rino Pirovano for Rexite, Italy. 900 Multiplor. Container in red plastic with four compartments. 1970s/80s. Designed in 1977. In very good condition, lid with two interior chips. Mar...