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Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides and erotic miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box Snuff Box with 2 slightly rounded sides has fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the ...
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1970s Italian Romantic Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
19th century Scandinavian rustic pine cutlery box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Scandinavian rustic pine cutlery box circa 1880.
Good quality item which we have labelled a cutlery box, but could quite easily have been a tool box.
Shaped handle for...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine, Paint
Victorian Carved Inlaid Rosewood Needle Vase, Late 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique carved rose wood needle case with hinged cover with spring clasp and with central inset brass cartouche, the edges of the box with finely carved detail and with i...
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese landscape mother of pearl inlays with flanking pagodas, fences, & foliage trees, central paktong plaque and escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Foil
19th Century American Rosewood Box With Fruit Wood Star Inlay, Fun Interior
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautifully made hand carved rosewood and fruit wood box with heart shaped bone escutcheon.The whimsical interior lined with paper carpet pattern from...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood, Rosewood
Snuff Box perforated, with a fine round miniature Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated, embossed and hand-engraved lid, with a fine round miniature, diameter 3.8 cm, hand-painted in tempera on veg...
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Walnut Wood Round Decorative Box with Amethyst Crystal Finial, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Danish Modern box handcrafted from walnut wood with stylized rounded design. Removable lid features a gold plated amethyst finial. Can be used as a ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Gold Leaf
EGG Small Jar, Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
English 19th Century Square Jewelry Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English burl mahogany and inlay jewelry box from the 1800’s. The top of this square box has an inlaid cartouche of ebony, birdseye maple, and oak with brass banding. The box opens...
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19th Century English Other Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany, Oak
Table Box in Malachite with Hinged Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box in malachite with hinged frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated. The malachite is a large single whole slab on the lid and the stone design becomes...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Hinged Box with Watteau Scene
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Hinged Box with Watteau Scene Cartouche and the Interior Decorated with Floral Designs.
The box features an ormolu-mounted structure w...
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1860s German Rococo Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Honey Onyx Box 4" Rectangular
Located in Somis, CA
This exquisite 1.2-lb creation is crafted from the finest rare honey calcite onyx sourced from Pakistan. Hand made by a master artisan in Italy, showcasing beautiful patterns and ban...
Category
2010s Italian Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Art Nouveau style floral miniature
Located in Firenze, FI
Discover an authentic artisanal treasure with this refined oval pill box. Made of gold-plated 925/1000 silver, this piece is embellished with translucent enamels fired on guilloché ...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Hand Carved Solid Ebony Wood Box, France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French handcrafted solid ebony wood box made in the 1950s.
Can be used as a jewellery box or as a decorative object.
Good condition.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Snuffbox with English Queen Anne style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal snuff box in gilded 925/1000 silver with English Queen Anne style borders and sides with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone. On the lid, a very fine fire-enamell...
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1980s Italian Queen Anne Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box Floral miniature and fine hand-engravings Art Nouveau style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Floral miniature and fine hand-engravings Art Nouveau style Salimbeni.Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucen...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Rare French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, & Jade Box, Attributed to Cartier
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, and Chinese Jade Double Slot box, attributed to Cartier. The box is barrel-shaped and finished in black enamel. It rests on a pair of Chinese...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Enamel, Silver
Antique Painted Table Coffer, Dated 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
A rather unique painted chest from Europe, this table coffer was commissioned in 1915. The right side (when viewing from the front) is dated, with the numbers flanking a springing ra...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set/2 Pots, Ceramic Pots, Green, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chaucer Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic pots with lid, perfect to be displayed together and enrich your room decor.
Each piece has its own elegant silhouette in mint-green glazed ceramic with gloss finish plus hand turned beech wood base and lid lacquered in bronze gold-powder.
Set of 2 Ceramic Pots Chaucer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Snuff Box Round Guilloche Enamel Box Gold Paillons Stars of Sky Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue fired enamel on guillochè and with the insertion of pure gold “paillons” in the shape of stars to create a starry sky effect. With turquoise enamel circle with hand-engraved motif. Late 1600s Baroque style. Diameter cm. 7.7 cm high. 2.3. Weight gr. 226. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in several specimens in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at high heat at about 800° C -
The Paillons processing, now almost disappeared, and a rare technique recognized as a craft. Several layers of enamel are applied to the object, baked one by one in the oven.
Afterwards, the designs cut out of thin gold leaves, the paillons foils, are applied one by one by hand to form the desired figure. These sheets are then in turn coated...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Purple Red enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Purple Red enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Purple Red...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Plum enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Plum enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Plum enamel is Russian...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tronador Square Black Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx
17th Century Italian Ballot Voting Urn Carved Blue and Red Painted Wood
Located in Milano, MI
Antique Italian ballot urn shaped wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, Monte San Savino near Arezzo in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 17th century wooden voting box...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Egg Navy Blue enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Navy Blue enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Navy Blue enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Navy Blue en...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Chinese Carved Cinnabar & Enamelled Box with Imperial Dragon Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from China, and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Chinese...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cigarette Case black lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3 x 5.8 ...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving.
Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sandalwood
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
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Napoleon III Handcrafted Nutwood Cigar Humidor Box with Brass Edging and Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
Good quality and excellent condition antique box.
This straight lined cigar box is another one of our timeless items that will also make a great gift for someone who has never owned...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Burl Maple Box by Michael Elkan
Located in Hudson, NY
This is the grandfather of Michael Elkan boxes. Retaining it's original surface and the rarely seen or found interior boxes of which this group is intact.
All made from the same bloc...
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1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Birdseye Maple
Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pocket pill box shaped like a small egg.
Pocket pill box like egg hinged opening.
Pocket pill box like egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24ca...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Stationary Box
From our Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons. The box of rectangular form with a domed...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Carved Love Doves Oak, Walnut and Rosewood Box Signed R.Vidal
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty Art Deco love letter box in carved walnut wood, would also be great to keep jewellery in.
Two detailed carved doves lying in an amorous em...
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Early 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak, Rosewood, Walnut
Glaciar Small Silver Alpaca & White Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Glaciar collection is meticulously handcrafted by our local artisans with these rectangular onyx pieces set around alpaca silver flower vases, boxes and trays.
Our pieces are made...
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2010s South American Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Lacquered Chinoiserie Wig Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully decorated hand carved, painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with chinoiserie theme gilding and paint design. Chinese red painted interior.
Bras...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Black Forest Carved Liquor Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century Black Forest carved liquor set. The exterior of the box is hand-carved in design as a wood log cabinet, the rectangular Black Forest tantalus is decorated on the top wi...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Tafi Medium Onyx Oval Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Tafi oval box, it is made entirely by hand in alpaca metal and onyx stone. It comes in three different sizes and you can choose between four different onyx stone colors: black, white/cream, blue or bordeaux
Our pieces are made by hand. One of a kind.
All natural stones may vary in color.
About AIREDELSUR:
With its rustic chic personality and the elegant designs of Marcelo Lucini...
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2010s Argentine Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Biedermeyer Sewing Box
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful antique Biedermeyer sewing box
Category
20th Century Austrian Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
EGG Medium Jar, Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Salimbeni Cigarette Case Art Nouveau Style Hand-Painted Miniature Pheasant
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire-enameled and hand-painted miniature by painter Renato Dainelli depicting a pheasant....
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn.
Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone plaques with arabesque carving.
Vizagapatam, late 19th century.
History of the Anglo-Indian Boxes
Beginning in the early part of the 18th century, Indian artisans made what came to be known as Anglo-Indian boxes for the English residents living in India, who eventually brought or sent them back to England. At the beginning of the 19th century, India began exporting these boxes commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the 1850s. People valued them so highly that manufacturers of tins copied the designs on them in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Anglo-Indian boxes fall into four groups: Rosewood or ebony boxes inlaid;
sandalwood boxes veneered; sandalwood boxes covered with Sadeli mosaic; and carved boxes often combined with Sadeli mosaic/
The first two categories came from Vizagapatam in East India while the last two came from Bombay in West India.
English traders discovered the rich woods and intricate workmanship of Indian artisans, so colonial government officials began to recognize the work of the Indian artists and craftsmen as a source for satisfying the need for furniture and boxes, which would both serve to enhance English households in India. This gave rise to the cabinetmaking workshops in Vizagapatam between Calcutta and Madras.
Craftsmen made the first boxes to be decorated with Sadeli mosaic of rosewood or ebony, incised to give further definition to the decoration, directly inlaid into the wood. The shape of the early boxes was either sloping at the front with a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls and the centers with a single floral motif following a circular or oval symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. The edging was ornamental and protective, both helped protect the end grain against the weather.
Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras
These exotic boxes...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Table Box shaped tiles of the Baptistery of Florence Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone and beautiful miniature hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing ...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Rare Georgian Engine Turned Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Engine Turned Design
The Sewing Box of slight sarcophagus shape stood upon four turned ribbed feet. The Sewing Box tapers up to the convex raised lid and features scrolling fl...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Immerse yourself in timeless elegance with this rectangular pill box, featuring two subtly rounded sides. Crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver, it boasts a hand-painted ...
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1970s Italian George IV Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Black Forest Carved Fan Case
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century hand-carved fruitwood fan case from Switzerland. This is a lovely and interesting little piece which would look great on a dresser, or in a bookcase for display. ...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Round carved wooden box with its key - Beethoven profile medallion - 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Louis XVI style carved wooden jewelry treasure box. The wood is carved in relief with foliage decoration all around, and the profile of Beethoven is very nicely and finely carved on the lid,
This profile in a circle and the play of colors and textures of the wood gives a medallion in the taste of the bronze work of Jean Bertrand Andrieu.
The interior is in green silky fabric.
La Boite is also in the style of T. Hingre's bronze work. Louis-Théophile Hingre (sometimes known as Théophile Hingre) is a sculptor, modeler and medal engraver.
The wood of this pretty round box is beautifully and finely carved. Beethoven's profile like the scrolls are sculpted with great precision and delicacy.
Ludwig von Beethoven is a German composer, pianist and conductor, born in Bonn on December 15 or 16, 1770 and died in Vienna on March 26, 1827 at the age of 56.
The last great representative of Viennese classicism (after Gluck, Haydn and Mozart), Beethoven prepared the evolution towards romanticism in music and influenced Western...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Egg Set Large and Medium Jars, Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images that led us to design our largest collection. It has pure and contemporary lines, a classic vision but with modern design. The chosen materials are alpaca and onyx...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Stone, Metal
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enameled Rectangular Louis XVI style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats.
Pill Box Silver is Rectangular with translucent fired enamels on guilloché.
Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted m...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box miniature fire-enameled Aleksej Nikolaevic Romanov Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche and a fine round miniature in the centre, diameter cm. 4....
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Hand Carved Hinged Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simple hinged wooden box with carving. The box would be ideal for 420, notes, recipes, or on the desk to hold paper clips, rubber bands, etc. or on the nightstand.
A beautiful ...
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20th Century Asian Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pill Box Fired Enamel with Hand Painted Horse Head Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded square pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with white fired enamel, above and below, with hand painted horse head. Dimensions cm. 5.2 x 5.2 x 2.3. Weight gr. 117. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1966 on the inspiration of previous artefacts made in the English Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s and manufactured in the Salimbeni company headquarters in Florence in numerous specimens also with different subjects, with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a slab of high thickness suitable for supporting numerous enamelled firings at around 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...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Wooden Liquor Cabinet Napoleon III with Crystal Interior
Located in Sofia, BG
An wooden ebonised and hand-painted liquor cabinet in Napoleon III style with brass inlay. Exterior opens in three directions to elegantly reveal a crystal service surrounded by poli...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
A circular wooden box with a gouged pattern lid France 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A circular wooden box with a gouged pattern lid. Very beautiful patina.
Category
1950s French Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Table Box blue and gold with handpainted miniature fire-enameled on guilloche Sa
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 800/1000 silver gold plated with translucent enamel on guilloché and beautiful enamel miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli in early 1900s Engl...
Category
1980s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
EGG Large Jar, Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Silvered Trinket Box with Inlays of Semi-Precious Stones, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handcrafted silvered metal trinket box with insets of semi-precious stones in hues of red jasper, green malachite, yellow citrine, and red carnelian agate. The round box has a series...
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1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique Charles II Oak Bible Box with Carved Facade c. 1660-1685
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Charles II Oak Bible Box, dating from c. 1660-1685, is a remarkable piece of early English furniture, showcasing the detailed craftsmanship and design aesthetics of the ...
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1670s English Charles II Antique Hand-Carved Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
