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Period: Late 20th Century
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
Italian Queen Anne Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box portrait of Empress Eugenia de Montijo miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
More than a kilo of sterling silver was needed to create this stunning rectangular tabletop box.
Worked with the very complicated guilloche technique, it was then enamelled at high heat with translucent enamel to make the superb workmanship shine through.
The fine rectangular miniature cm. 7.5 x 10.7 on vegetable ivory.
The small masterpiece handmade by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani reproduces the famous portrait of Empress Eugenia de Montijo, by the painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter.
The unenamelled sterling silver parts were then gilded with a 24-carat galvanic bath.
In Art Nouveau style, with a “lost” zip, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm. 15 x 18 x 3.5. Weight gr. 1095. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1980 and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous enamelling firings at around 800°
Doña María Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox y Kirkpatrick, 19th Countess of Teba, 16th Marquise of Ardales known as Eugénie de Montijo was Empress of the French from her marriage to Napoleon III on 30 January 1853 until the fall of the Emperor on 4 September 1870. From July 28 to September 4...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Domed Top Stone and Brass Tessellated Decorative Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-245 stone and brass over wood domed top geometric cut stone with brass interior and bottom.
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
French Modern Specimen Hardwood Carved Conch Shell Motif Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Specimen Hardwood Carved Conch Shell Motif Box
France, Later 20th Century
Realistically carved and modeled of book-matched hardwood as...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue and Brown Stoneware Ceramic Pot or Box by Pierre Digan La Borne, 1970
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan
Realised circa 1970 in La Borne
Original stoneware ceramic box by the french artist
Perfect condition
Blue ceramic glaze and brown stoneware color
Measure...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Ceramic Jewelry Decorative Box by Eric Astoul 1970 Brown Pottery Glaze
By Eric Astoul
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eric Astoul
Elegant ceramic jewelry box.
Excellent original condition.
Signed at the base.
Dimension: 6 x 11 x 11cm.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Green Soapstone Elephant Motif Decorative Box
Located in Stamford, CT
1980s green carved soapstone decorative box. Carved elephant motif across the lid of the box. No makers mark or signature.
Category
Indian Tribal Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Hugo Asmussen 24 Carat Gold Plated Trinket Jar, Denmark 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare beautifully crafted trinket jar, container for tea light candles or cotton swabs designed by Hugo Asmussen in Denmark circa 1960-70. Its made from 2...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
$347 Sale Price
20% Off
Box with fired enamels and fine horse racing miniature Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche and large fire enamelled rectangular miniature hand painted by the painter ...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Salimbeni Table Box Art Nouveau Painting Pre-Raphaelite School Fired Enamel
Located in Firenze, FI
This rectangular table box is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Crafted from 925/1000 sterling silver and gold-plated, it features a hand-painted fire-enameled miniature by Beatrice Me...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,169 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant tessellated stone box in the manner of Maitland Smith
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage elegant tessellated stone dresser box. This box is tessellated with an iridescent plum colored stone with a brass banded detail around the edge. This box is in the ...
Category
Philippine Art Deco Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
1980s Leather Sectioned Box Piel Canela Juarez Mexico City
By Hermès
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Distressed Cognac Leather Wrapped Sectioned Box Juarez Mexico City
stamped by maker Handcrafted by Piel Canela
In the style of HERMES
Sectioned compartments.
Contrast stitching.
4 h ...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Sculpted Brass Ostrich Box with Resin Top and Marble Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual beautiful decorative box in the shape of a brass ostrich having rounded resin top and black marble base.
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Silver Round Box. Lid with Brass Pull. Stamped USA, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Silver round box. Lid with cylindrical brass pull. Stamped USA on the lead, and Z6001-12 on the bottom. Circa 1970.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Chrome Glass and Briar Wood Pocket Emptier in Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in Christian Dior Style during the 1980s.
The...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Novelty Solid Silver Box by Theo Fennell - 1986
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable heavy, solid sterling silver box signed on the underside by the famed London silversmith and Jeweller, Theo Fennel.
The box is hand crafted in the form of a tru...
Category
British Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Snuff Box White with noble coat of arms Baroque style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box noble coat of arms is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box noble coat of arms has White fired enamels on guilloché and handpainted miniature of arabesques with noble coat...
Category
Italian Baroque Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Karl Springer Kyoto Box on Stand, c.1970
Located in Savannah, GA
A Kyoto box on stand by Karl Springer, circa 1970.
Faux shagreen and bone inlay; suede lining.
37 inches wide by 24 ¾ inches deep by 22 inches tall
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Suede, Wood
Lucite, Cane and Brass Box in the Style of Christian Dior, Italy, 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Petite lucite and cane in lucite decorative box. In the style of Dior. Made in Italy, 1970's. Oxydated brass accents.
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Stone Boxes by Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of modernist boxes were realized by the celebrated 20th century design firm Maitland Smith in the Philippines, circa 1980. They feature two cylindrical bodies- one ...
Category
American Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Midcentury Glass and Vienna Straw Wicker Italian Box 1970s Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful Mid-Century decorative round box made in clear crystal glass with a stylish lid in brass and Vienna straw.
This elegant box was designed in Italy in the 70s following the...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Straw, Lucite
Metal Brutalist Hinged Tin Box 1960's, France
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Metal Brutalist Hinged Tin Box 1960's, France
Hammered, sculpted and worked tin and ink with tiny nails over wood. Unique piece for jewelry, decor, vide poche or stash. Purchased Par...
Category
French Brutalist Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Snuffbox female face wearing Art Nouveau style clothing Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting a female face wearing Art Nouveau style clothing, hand-...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Decorative Box in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Cylindrical box in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine
Late 20th Century Hand-Crafted Wooden Organic Treasure Box Square Design Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
A unique, decorative and multipurpose box.
If you are looking for a handsome and stylish box for keeping your jewelry or other 'objects of Virtue' than this handcrafted piece could be perfect for you. The maker has gone to great length in making this box, because all sides are perfectly inlaid with square faux shell...
Category
European Art Deco Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair of Halcyon Days Enamel Boxes – Friendship & Wisdom Quotes – Hand-Painted
By Halcyon Days
Located in Morristown, NJ
Pair of Halcyon Days Enamel Boxes – Friendship & Wisdom Quotes – Hand-Painted Collectible
This exquisite pair of Halcyon Days enamel boxes featur...
Category
English Victorian Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Japanese Ball Shaped Plastic Tea Caddy Storage Containers, Set of 3
Located in San Carlos, CA
🍵 Elevate Your Storage: Set of 3 Japanese Natsume Tea Caddies! 🍵
Enhance your storage solutions with a touch of elegance and functionality with our wonderful set of three hard pla...
Category
Japanese Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
$191 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Stoneware Ceramic Box by Claude Gaget La Borne circa 1990 Birds
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claude Gaget
Unique handmade piece
Large stoneware ceramic box with bird decoration
Brown stoneware ceramic glaze
Original perfect condition
...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Low Large Square Box in Solid Italian 1970s Brass with Lid
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low large square box in solid Italian 1970s brass with lid.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$485 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver Box Blue and White.
Vintage Chinese Nickel Silver Box with Blue and White Porcelain S...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Belt real black python buckle Sterling Silver Art Deco Style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Belt in real black python reptile with rectangular buckle in 925/1000 gold-plated silver with columns, with Art Deco design fire-enamelled in 3 colors enriched with pure gold sequins...
Category
Italian Art Deco Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Table Box Heart shape Sky tone fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché above and below. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 8 x 8.8 high cm. 2.8. Weight ...
Category
Italian Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Louis XVI style miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature fire enamelled in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Siz...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Amazonite Italian Hardstone Box
Located in Litchfield, CT
This fabulous Italian hardstone box is a sleek, colorful example of seventies decorative objects, Amazonite, Italy, circa 1970s. The Amazonite used in th...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Vintage Italian painted ceramic jewel box or casket
Located in Milano, IT
In the midst of the 1970s, in the heart of the enchanting Italian island of Sicily, artisans crafted a masterpiece of elegance and sophistication—a jewel of a jewelry box, if you wil...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,714 Sale Price
20% Off
By Liwan's Janetti Firenze Silver and Glass Italian Decorative Box, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible decorative box in laminated silver and mid-century glass. By Liwan's of Rome for Maison Mercier Freres. Signed. Sold by Janetti Firenze, a famous design house founded in 1...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Table Box Heart shape Red passion fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché above and below. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 8.8 x 8 cm high....
Category
Italian Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Bohemian Tessellated Horn Decorative Box by Nordstrom
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible luxurious vintage bohemian box created for Nordstrom's signature line. This beautiful piece is sculptural and pleasing to the eye. A great pi...
Category
East Asian Bohemian Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Collection of Ernest Sohn Enamels, circa 1970s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A collection of four enamel pieces by Ernest Sohn, including 2 boxes and 2 dishes. Made of walnut and enamel on brass.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Rectangular Decorative Box in Brass and Wood Luciano Frigerio Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and wood in the style of Luciano Frigerio.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Total weight o...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Orange Box Decorative Geometric Gold Accent
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage hinged orange box geometric accent
no signature or label.
Not perfect, original paint has minor scuffs on finish.
Structure is firm and solid. Open...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble and Tortoise Shell Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maitland Smith tessellated stone box with a mother of pearl finial handle. The interior of the box is lined with a black felt and has a removable lid. The box rests on sterling silver ball and claw feet as well as the entirety of the box is framed with a sterling silver border.
History and craftsmanship for nearly four decades Maitland-Smith has been in the business of creating exquisite and unique decorative accessories, lighting and accent furniture and elegant mirrors from our La Barge Collection. Founded by a London antiques dealer with the eye of a connoisseur, Maitland-Smith has carried on the tradition of creating stunning accents for the home of the highest quality. From the beginning, our many workrooms have been artisan based and employ time-honored techniques developed before the machine age. Many of these skills date back to the world’s earliest civilizations, and are associated with Fine quality furniture and decorative arts. Maitland-Smith is well-known for many handcrafted specialties, including hand carved tropical mahogany, handcut and inlaid exotic wood veneers, lost wax cast metal mounts and decorative objects, as well as, traditional vegetable tanned and hand-tooled leather. Other areas of expertise include finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, and detailed hand painting. Maitland Smith draws inspiration from great works from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and in collaboration with design partners Tony Duquette Studios and its president, Hutton Wilkinson and also Celerie Kemble, Donald Bustraan...
Category
Philippine Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Sterling Silver
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Rectangular Decorative Box in Travertine and Cork by Marble Art, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble and cork is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 70s by Italian manufacturer Marble Art (Mart...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Vintage Rose Chintz Egg Shaped Ceramic Trinket Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Vintage rose chintz egg shaped ceramic trinket box with hinged lid.
This 20th century vintage ceramic egg (Trinket Box) stands on shaped legs, i...
Category
British Colonial Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Contemporary Chest on Leather Decorated Carved Fretwork Mahogany Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A Contemporary Chest on Leather Decorated and Carved Blind Fretwork Mahogany Stand. Great vintage condition.
Measures 22" in width, 17" in dep...
Category
Unknown Renaissance Revival Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood, Mahogany, Paint
Snuff Box Perforated Lid, Embossed and Engraved Miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated lid, embossed and engraved by hand, with fine round miniature diameter cm. 3.8 hand painted in tempera on veg...
Category
Italian Renaissance Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tessellated Marble and Brass Jewelry Box Chest by Maitland Smith, circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Post modern Pink tessellated marble and patinated brass jewelry chest or box by Maitland Smith, Philippines, circa 1980s
Category
Philippine Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Set of 6 Vintage Travertine Boxes, Italy, 1970s
Located in Conversano, IT
Rare set of six refined boxes made of natural travertine, handcrafted in Italy during the 1970s. Each box showcases a minimalist yet sculptural design, featuring clean geometric carv...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine
$3,428 / set
Karl Springer Stunning Box with Top in Alligator 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Box with base covered in black cobra and top covered in alligator with interior in red suede by Karl Springer, American 1970's. The combination of black and red is very sumptuous. Bo...
Category
North American Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Suede, Wood, Alligator
Salimbeni Pillbox Semi-Invisible Lid Sterling Silver Natural
Located in Firenze, FI
Salimbeni Pillbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver, oval section with lid with lost hinge, that is, semi-invisible.
Salimbeni Pillbox has guilloche with Art Deco early 20th century styl...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Mid-Century Acrylic Faux Tortoise and Brass Decorative Box, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-Century Acrylic Faux Tortoise and Brass Decorative Box, 1970s
Gorgeous Italian crafted jewelry box made of acrylic with brass details.
Can be used as a jewelry box as we...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Table Box Squared Green Enamel with oval miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External measurements cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 636- Fine oval miniature cm. 3.2 x 4.2 hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory plate by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani reproducing a portrait of a Flemish lady...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Esa Fedrigolli Sculptural Bronze 1980s Italian Box
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural decorative lidded bronze Italian box designed by Esa Fedrigolli for Esart. Signed
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Pears in Steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass Style Ice Box
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of pears in stainless steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass style ice box.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
$570 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Snuff Box Octagonal English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuff box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with borders in the English Queen Anne style and sides with translucent fired enamels on ...
Category
Italian Queen Anne Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Blue and White Stoneware Ceramic Decorativ Ebox by C Poulsen, 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Charlotte Poulsen - La Borne
Unique piece signed at the base
Original stoneware ceramic decorative box by Charlotte Poulsen
Blue and white colors
Original perfect conditi...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
French Modern Stitched Leather Rectangular Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Stitched leather Rectangular table box
France, later 20th century
French modern leather table box, reminiscent of Jacques Adnet works. This stately rectangular box ...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Fabric
$716 Sale Price
20% 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
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Covered Wood Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Covered wood box in the form of a tree trunk.
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$575
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
Italian Baroque Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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