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Set of Three Box Vase Ceramic & Wood by Franco Pozzi Gallarate, Italy 1970s
By Franco Pozzi
Located in Rome, IT
Set of three box vases in ceramic with wooden cover by the Italian designer Franco Pozzi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original signature is still visible on the bottom of...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Porcelaine de Paris 'Décor, Chasses Royales', Two Small Lidded Boxes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Porcelaine de Paris (Décor - Chasses Royales).
Two small lidded boxes with brass inserts hand-decorated with cheetahs and gold decoration.
Approx. 1980s...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pots, Set 11
Located in Bastogne, BE
New Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pot from 1970s.
They would be beautiful on your vanity holding makeup brushes, on your desk for pens or for y...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
20th Cebtury Italian Solid Silver Vintage Decorative Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Decorative pumpkin-shaped 800 solid silver box.
The body of the box is round and has been embossed and chiseled with the typical stripes of the pumpkin.
The knob is cast and has th...
Category
Italian Other Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Beautiful Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Pear Box with Bee Closure
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautiful Limoges porcelain pear shaped trinket box is handmade with a white background and is skillfully hand painted with lots of detail in pretty colors of green, pink, blue, cran...
Category
French French Provincial Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Square Marble Italian Desk Curio/Objet
Located in London, GB
A small solid marble square.
Italy, circa 1970s.
Ideal desk or shelf geometric curio.
Tactile objet.
Vintage condition, occasional scuff commensurate with age.
Locatio...
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
1970s Vintage Hipster Leather Satchel Saddle Bag
By Fendi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Vintage hipster leather satchel saddle bag contrast top stitch.
14 tall x 10.5 deep x 19.5 wide.
Preowned original vintage distressed condition.
...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Huge Aldo Tura Square Goatskin Ice Bucket
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Aldo Tura brown parchment square ice bucket or decorate box.
This particular ice bucket was executed in the 1970s and is in excellent vinta...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Louis Vuitton Suitcase
Located in New York, NY
Luis Vuitton suitcase.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Lucite and Chrome Decorative Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Oval decorative box made of acrylic glass and brass. Good condition, patina of time. Also perfect for jewellery, for your desk or for collecting small items. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Rectangular Decorative Box with Lid and Circular Motifs
Located in Marbella, ES
Rectangular decorative box with lid and circular motifs.
Category
European Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chic Hard Stone Table Box, Attributed to Maitland Smith
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Chic neoclassical hardstone table box with two drawers, The variegated brown, white and gray stone box with two front drawers resting on brass paw feet.
Category
Unknown Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Large Super Deluxe Italian Inlaid Music Box with 32 Note Swiss Reuge Cylinder
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this rare and vintage large Italian inlaid marquetry music box with gilded metal "claw" feet. This Italian made wooden masterpiece is fitt...
Category
Italian Baroque Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tessellated Stone Veneered Trunk
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderfully simple yet beautiful tessellated stone veneered trunk. The manufacturing tag is still on the underside of the trunk and reads "Alexvale Furniture, Inc/ Philippines// item number///date. The featured stone specimens have been placed closely together and their sizes range from about 1" x 3" to 2"x 5" of different sizes. Different shades of beige dominate the color scheme while subtle hints of grey, yellow , and orange can be seen throughout the piece. Fine brass inlays run vertically on the top and front of the trunk. A brass inlaid circle...
Category
Philippine Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Memphis Style Triangular Mixed Wood Trinket Box by Russ Keil
By Russ Keil
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5" wide x 4.5" deep x 5.5" high and is made of a variety of har...
Category
American Post-Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ash, Maple, Walnut
Vintage Porcelain Casket by Weimar, Germany
By Weimar Porcelain
Located in Bastogne, BE
Porcelain casket on legs from Weimar Manufactory. 1970s. Germany.
The box is almost like a woman's handbag – you open it and you can get lost in e...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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
Alessandro Albrizzi Italian White Perspex Boxes 1990s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian perspex plexiglass jewelry or storage boxes designed by Franco Albrizzi,
with engraved mark under base, Italy 1990s.
Please note that ...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass
Custom Glass Mermaid Water Aquarium Tank Pool
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 13' tall 1631 Gallon Glass Water Tank with Steel Base featuring a steal industrial grade base with the styling of a 1930s industrial Aquarium. The tank is made of 2" thick acry...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Antique Box Made in Palofierro Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this Antique box made in palofierro wood.
Category
North American Organic Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pill Box Hand Painted Miniature of a Lady with Small Dog, Art Nouveau Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Domed round 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated pillbox with fire enamels above and below, and hand-painted miniature of a lady with small dog, in Viennese Art Nouveau style second ...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plated Box and Decorative "Vide-Poches" by Lancel, France, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Chic silver plated set of two decorative items ; gilt details
Inner box wooden structure
In good vintage condition
Box dimensions in cm : 10.5 by 10.5cm by 2.5cm high
This set will ship out of Paris France and can be returned to either France or to an upstate NY...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Silver Plated Mid Century Box with Bamboo Inlaid Lid
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Good quality mid century silver plated box with inset bamboo to the lid
Most probably a box for playing cards but could be used for any purpose.
made in Italy in the 1970s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Memphis Post Modern Lidded Ice Bucket for Taste Seller by Sigma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lidded post modern Memphis ice bucket for Taste Seller, c.1980s, Japan. The bucket features and geometric black red and teal pattern with cream outlining. The black lid has three tiers and is finished with a teal globe pull...
Category
Japanese Post-Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
2 Vintage Italian Toleware Painted Metal Tea Caddy Footed Trinket Box Cannisters
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of two vintage toleware painted tin tea caddy boxes with paw feet. Yellow one marked “Made in Italy 71.”. Circa 1970s after styles from Italy and...
Category
Victorian Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Leo Sewell Trash/Waste Can
By Leo Sewell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Leo Sewell Trash Can.
Made of an accumulation of found objects
Signed and Dated on the bottom.
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Collector's Carousel Tin, Mari Pritchard, 1982
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large tin with carousel horses and animals.
A tin designed by Mari Pritchard in 1982 and made by Bertels Can Company in 1987. A collector’s Carousel tin with a Dentzel Tiger sculpture and black and white Carousel Horses. The carousel horses are a War Horse by Zalar, King Horse by C.Carmel, Jumpers by Caretta and Muller. This round storage tin - collectable tin has a lid and two handles. A great decorative box for the carnival art collector.
As this tin is not small it can be used as a storage tin or storage box.
Carousel horses - carousel animal...
Category
North American Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Vintage Tessellated Stone Travertine Boxes 1970s Set of Two
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Tessellated round shape decorative lidded marble boxes by Maitland Smith Set of Two.
Dimensions: Shorter: 4" diameter x 6" height
Longer: 5" diameter x 7.75" height.
Maitland Smith 1970s tessellated travertine table...
Category
Philippine Post-Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble, Brass
Lucite and Chrome Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare decorative lucite and chrome cube-shaped box. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Table Box Enamel on Guilloche Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides. In the center, a beautiful hand painted tempera miniature on a vegetable ivory plate depicting the portrait of a 19th century lady, signed by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani. Dimensions cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 618. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 and manufactured in Florence in some 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 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
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Table Box
By Pampaloni
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular/octagonal table box in 925 silver.
The box was completely handmade in Florence at the end of the last century.
Engraved with floral and abstract motifs, it has been fin...
Category
Italian Other Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Czech Republic Handcut Crystal Box
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Czech Republic handcut crystal box.
Category
Czech Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Vintage Tissue Box in Exotic Indian Rosewood with Brass Inlays
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite vintage tissue box made of solid sheesham wood with exotic brass inlays. handcrafted by Indian artisans, the box has a stylized hand carve...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Unusual Italian Box in Brass and Lapis Lazuli
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Italian box made of brass and lapis lazuli, ca' 1970's.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass Leopard Fur Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful mid-century box made in Italy in the late 1970s. This brass jewellery or make-up box is covered by leopard fur, with burlwood veneer inside. The mix of brass and leopard fu...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Romeo Rega Rectangular Box in Brass and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
1970s chrome and brass box with black acrylic interior by the Italian designer Romeo Rega. His signature is engraved on the box as shown in photos.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Black Ceramic 1980s Boxes
By Franco Bucci
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 black ceramic boxes produced in Italy between the '70s and the '80s. Brand new condition.
high box: cm 31,5h x 18d
low box: cm 27h x 17d.
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Casket, Limoges, France
By Limoges
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain casket, Limoges. France
Angelique collection.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Table Box Hand-Engraved and Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with a beautiful hand-engraved and fire-enamelled frame and in the center a beautiful hand painted miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres "Odalisque with slave". Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 12.3 x 3.3. Weight gr. 671. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1979 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 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...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
Category
Italian Art Deco Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Postmodern Modern Marble and Brass Ashtray Box, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A chic Postmodern marble and brass sphere ball ashtray box, circa 1970s. Piece makes a great decorative object box as well as an ashtray (three indents ar...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Table Box Fired Enamel on Guillochè Arab-Style Ornament Sterling Silver Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with hand-engraved and enamelled Arab-style ornament. Dimensio...
Category
Italian Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Karl Springer Iconic Hinged Box in Yellow Cobra, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Iconic sculptured box in yellow cobra, piano hinged with interior in suede, by Karl Springer, American 1970s. The craftsmanship on this box is simply superb.
Category
American Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Italian Box In Brass And Tiger's Eye
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Italian box made of brass and tiger's eye, ca' 1970's.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Wedgwood Jasperware Scallop Seashell Teal Blue & White Box, circa 1980s
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware small oval box with scallop seashell design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, England. This piece is a...
Category
English Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely Russian hand painted lacquered small wooden box with a red interior. The box features the frog princess and prince Ivan miniature fairy tale....
Category
Russian Hellenistic Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
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
Willan F Decoupaged Jewelry Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic decopauged jewelry box was created by Willian F of New York City, and the piece is fabricated with beveled glass, neo-classical motifs and it has two removable ...
Category
American Neoclassical Revival Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Large Stoneware Ceramic Animal Rabbit Decorative Box by Claude Gaget La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claude Gaget
Large stoneware ceramic decorative box realised in La Borne
original perfect condition
Measures: Height 18 cm
Large 17 cm.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Style Tessellated Mactan Stone Decorative or Jewelry Box
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant Art Deco style large decorative box hand carved of Macan stone with brass inlay. The beautiful box can be used as a Jewlery box and can...
Category
Art Deco Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Maitland Smith Jewelry Box, Casket Box, Inlaid, Banded, Keepsake Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Detailed Maitland Smith Jewelry Box of Fine Form having Brass Feet and a fully velour lined interior. The outer casket box having two cent...
Category
Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
RRL Wooden Sliding Lid Crate Ralph Lauren? Perishable Burn Mark Storage Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
RRL wooden sliding lid crate Ralph Lauren? perishable burn mark storage box.*Price is per crate*. Item features a burned "RRL" and
"Perishable" to sides. ...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
La Borne 1970 20th Century Brown and Abstract Ceramic Decorative Box or Jewelry
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Original abstract stoneware ceramic box
Jewelry or decorative box
Signed
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 18 cm
Large 14 cm.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Snuffbox Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel inserted in a fine hand engraving and with round miniature diameter cm. 3.3 hand painted always with fire enamels depicting a sailing ship. Early 19th century Viennese Baroque style. Fine hand engraving on all sides and bottom. Measurements cm. 7.5 x 7.5 x 2. Weight gr. 151. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 on inspiration of ancient original artifacts and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters in several specimens, also with different colors and miniatures, with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slabs and large reinforcements suitable for supporting 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
Italian Baroque Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Maitland-Smith Tessellated Stone Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine box in the Retro Art Deco Fashion.
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
1972. Charlotte Perriand Storages Boxes
Located in Perpignan, FR
Storage boxes designed by Charlotte Perriand, jean Prouvé and Guy Rey-Millet for the mountain refugee "La Vanoise" French alpes.
see pictures.
Set include 10 boxes.
6 boxes...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Po Shun Leong Architectural Trompe L’oeil Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful architectural box by the talented British born California artist Po Shun Leong. Signed on the base and dated 87, it is made of Koa and Mahogany. In good vintage age appropriate condition with some minor flaws which are pictured in the detailed photos. His works are in the permanent collection of Los Angeles Museum of art, LACMA and the Smithsonian in Washington,DC among many others.
From Wikipedia a brief bio of the artist:
Po Shun Leong (born 15 March 1941) is an English artist, former architect, sculptor and furniture maker. He was born at Northampton, England and educated at the Quaker...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
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
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