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Pill Box Sterling Silver with Sailboat Hand-Painted with Fired Enamel

$567.79
£416.65
€472
CA$771.89
A$864.62
CHF 449.51
MX$10,676.30
NOK 5,726.35
SEK 5,413.37
DKK 3,592.77
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Portapillole rotondo in argento sterling 925/1000 placcato oro. Portapillole in Argento Sterling con miniatura di barca a vela smaltata e dipinta a mano. Stile inglese primi del XX secolo. Misura cm. 4,3 di diametro, cm. 1,3 di altezza. Peso gr. 40. Pill Box Sterling Silver è stato prodotto a Firenze presso la sede dell'azienda Salimbeni nel 2008 con lavorazione artigianale da abili artisti artigiani. La miniatura è una tecnica molto antica che consiste in opere pittoriche in piccole proporzioni. Nacque per la decorazione della prima lettera del paragrafo dei libri. Nel corso degli anni, tuttavia, questa tecnica si è affinata e arricchita, per poi passare a preziosi oggetti personali. Le miniature dipinte a mano possono essere realizzate con molteplici tecniche diverse. Le più importanti che utilizziamo sui nostri articoli sono di tre tipi: 1) Smalto a fuoco. 2) Tempera all'acqua su lastra d'avorio. 3) Dipinto su madreperla. Miniature smaltate a fuoco: Su un primo strato di smalto generalmente bianco o chiarissimo o addirittura trasparente opportunamente liquefatto alla temperatura di circa 750°C, si dipinge il soggetto prescelto utilizzando colori in miniatura che sono altrettanti cristalli colorati, macinati e ridotti in una polvere finissima, quasi impalpabile, lavata e purificata in acqua distillata con l'aggiunta di piccole quantità di acidi disossidanti che, diluiti con oli essenziali (solitamente olio essenziale di saldatura), possono essere mescolati per formare una tavolozza di colori. Con pennelli di pelo di martora finissimo si disegna il soggetto partendo dal perimetro e poi aggiungendo via via vari strati di colore. È necessario effettuare varie cotture molto spesso affinché i colori si induriscano e non vengano assorbiti dalla glassa sottostante che, durante le successive cotture a 750°C, durante la liquefazione, si spargerebbe irrimediabilmente. Da qui la necessità di formare il dipinto poco alla volta, cuocendolo numerose volte. Pertanto è necessario procedere a numerosi ritocchi, spesso sovrapponendo colori diversi che solo l'esperienza del pittore conosce. Una bella miniatura necessita da 20 a oltre 50 cotture e si conclude quando il pittore ritiene di non dover intervenire ulteriormente. Alcuni colori devono avere toni più scuri di altri perché poi, sovrapponendosi allo smalto trasparente posto alla fine della miniatura, sbiadiscono. Questo strato trasparente, chiamato in gergo “fondent”, deve essere levigato e lucidato come tutti gli altri colori a smalto traslucidi. Le miniature con colori a tempera all’acqua sono dipinte su vere lastre di avorio e sono colori ad acquerello che, essendo delicati, devono essere protetti da vetro e, soprattutto, non devono subire lavaggi o altro nel tempo perché temono l’umidità. Le miniature su madreperla sono originali e tipiche russe e sono dipinte con colori acrilici su lastre di madreperla lisce e lucide. La specchiatura della madreperla dello sfondo crea dei riflessi molto delicati.

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