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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Karl Springer Unique Hinged Box in Polished Sodalite Stone 1980s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Stunning one-of-a-kind hinged box in polished blue sodalite stone by Karl Springer, American 1980's (shown with original showroom tag from the 1980’s). Blue sodalite is a rare minera...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Hermès Paris decorative box in leather and bronze.
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermès Paris decorative box in leather and bronze.
This Hermès Paris decorative box features a cylindrical design covered in textured black leather on the exterior. The top and botto...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Tilcara Medium Bottle, Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
These unique Tilcara bottles are made with silver alpaca, giving them a sophisticated and elegant look. The lids are adorned with beautiful onyx stones, adding a touch of luxury to t...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Belt real black python buckle Sterling silver fire enamel hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Belt in genuine black python reptile with oval buckle in 925/1000 silver with translucent fire enamel on sunburst guilloche and hand-painted miniature depicting a branch of peach blo...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Japanese late Meiji period Large Organizer Lacquered Box, Ric.053
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, late Meiji period or later, a large black square organizer box and cover, decorated with geometric squares in gold on the cover
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Large Chinese Gilt Lacquered Box with Porcelain Medallion
Located in Norton, MA
A large Chinese gilt lacquered box with porcelain medallion in the center top depicting floral pattern and bird.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Porcelain
Set/7 Ceramic Pots & Vases, Blue White Bronze, Handmade Portugal Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/7 ceramic vases and porcelain pots with lids, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Porcelain Pot w/Lid "Wang" L
Diameter 23.5 x height ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel with Still Life Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enamelled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing a "still life" by the Flemish painter Willem Claes Heda. Dimensions cm. 5.7 x 9 x 1.7. Weight gr. 174. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1969 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 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
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Neon Green Acrylic Christmas Tree Decor by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Christmas is a season of joy and, for us that means color! Celebrate the season with this colorful, fun and modern Christmas Tree sculptures, and give a new twist to the traditional Christmas color palette. This sculptures will look merry and bright in shelves, fireplace mantle, or even to decorate you kids bedroom...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
German Pforzheim 1915 Art Deco Guilloché Enameled Box In .935 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche enameled round box with flowers
Beautiful enameled box, created in Pforzheim Germany, during the art deco period back in the 1915-20 This beautiful box was carefully cra...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Table Box floral miniature fire-enameled on guilloche and stripes Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with fine floral miniature fire-enamelled on guilloche, enamelled edge with vertical stripes. Viennese Art N...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Coral Marble Rectangular Tissue Box
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
Crafted entirely by hand, this marble tissue box cover is a fusion of form and function, seamlessly blending into any space while adding sophistication and elegance. Clean, minimalis...
Category
2010s European Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$163 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Giant Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in in Crystal with Bubbles and Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tilcara Small Bottle Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
These unique Tilcara bottles are made with silver alpaca, giving them a sophisticated and elegant look. The lids are adorned with beautiful onyx stones, adding a touch of luxury to t...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Brass Box with Yellow Guilloche and Enamel Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hypnotic patinated Patterned brass with yellow guilloche enamel lid... This piece looks great bedside, on bookshelves and side tables, or perhaps the ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
AIMARA Large Alpaca Silver Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
$475 / item
Twist Large Purple Box
Located in Milan, IT
A captivating and well-balanced interplay of colors and textures makes this round box in fine purple crystal a superb accent piece. Topped by a clear, spherical handle, the cylindric...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
$4,129 / item
Cigarette Case Romantic couple Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular desk cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enameled miniature depicting a romantic couple in Art Nouveau...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Chocolate Brown Marble Rectangular Tissue Box
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
Crafted entirely by hand, this marble tissue box cover is a fusion of form and function, seamlessly blending into any space while adding sophistication and elegance. Clean, minimalis...
Category
2010s European Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$163 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Coral Marble Square Tissue Box
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
Crafted entirely by hand, this marble tissue box cover is a fusion of form and function, seamlessly blending into any space while adding sophistication and elegance. Clean, minimalis...
Category
2010s European Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$163 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese gilt lacquer document box with a calligraphy Document, painted and gilt in flowers, a dedicated artwork.
The original decorated strings ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Midcentury Set Majolica Red Fish Ceramic Covered Sauce Tureen Box Salt & Pepper
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous small size set hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish covered sauce tureen and salt and pepper in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
Seguso, Large Murano Glass, Corroso, Uranium Leaded Box /Jar Attb Flavio Poli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modern vintage green glow glass, in this leaded box/jar. Attributed to Flavio Poli.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Russian Embossed Brass and Lead Lined Umbrella / Walking Stick Stand, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Russian embossed brass umbrella / walking stick stand with four serpentine studded panels decorated with eagle and shield motif, flanking lion head pulls, lead lined...
Category
1850s Russian Baltic Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Lead
Middle Eastern Kilim Upholstered Stained Pine Table Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
A skillfully Kilim Upholstered Stained Pine Middle Eastern Table Chest with nail head decorated trims. Measures 20.5" in width, 10.5" in depth and...
Category
20th Century Afghan Moorish Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Upholstery, Pine
$1,396 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Late 20th Century French Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Fabric
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Waste Bin in White Shagreen Detail by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The White Shagreen Detail Waste Bin by R&Y Augousti is a masterful blend of elegance and functionality, crafted with meticulous attention to detail. Encased in luxurious white shagre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shagreen Stingray
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Louis XVI style miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats.
Pill Box Silver is Round with translucent fired enamels on guilloché.
Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted miniatur...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
France Late 18th Century Baroque Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
France Late 18th century silver carriage shape box in Regency Style
This magnificent piece of art of silver jewelery. It is an example of h...
Category
Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$2,208 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver, Natural Horn Oval Table Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver box with natural horn body.
The box has been completely handmade.
The hinged smooth lid, the ring and the base with feet have been shaped by hand on the shape of th...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,046 Sale Price
20% Off
Waste Bin in Black Oak Detail by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Black Oak Detail Waste Bin by R&Y Augousti exemplifies understated luxury, blending meticulous craftsmanship with premium materials. Handcrafted from rich black oak, the structur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Oak
French Faux Book Gold Embossed Wood Pencil Artist Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, a Mid-Century leather gold embossed book box featuring the title BUFFON Oeuvres. This super charming box could be used for pencils but also paint brushes, keys or ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Regency Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Leather
Large French Limoges Floral Round Box with Lid
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, an impressive Limoges hand painted box with removable lid. The colors on this box are fantastic, featuring green, yellow and white. The underside of the box is ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
19th Century English Victorian Papier Mache Inlay & Gold Leaf Dust Pan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisitely inlaid and gold leafed Papier Mâché Dust Pan circa 1870s, has a black lacquered finish with mother of pearl inlays, gold leaf hand-painted floral design and riparia...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Handcrafted and Carved Wood Box House Motif, Trinket Box, Keepsake Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handmade beautifully carved wooden trinket box, jewelry box or keepsake box.
Depicting a village scene with Houses & Palm Trees.
Folk Art ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$595 Sale Price
30% Off
Black Marquina Rectangular Tissue Box
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
Crafted entirely by hand, this marble tissue box cover is a fusion of form and function, seamlessly blending into any space while adding sophistication and elegance. Clean, minimalis...
Category
2010s European Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$163 Sale Price
30% Off
Pink Marble Square Tissue Box
Located in PRAHA 8, CZ
Crafted entirely by hand, this marble tissue box cover is a fusion of form and function, seamlessly blending into any space while adding sophistication and elegance. Clean, minimalis...
Category
2010s European Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$163 Sale Price / item
30% Off
3 in 1 Nesting Vintage Brass Enamel Round Shaped Trinket Boxes, Keepsakes 1970s
By Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass and Metal nesting set of trinket box in an enamel beige Finish.
Three in one, graduated from small to big.
Very good original vintage condition and h...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Multi Metal Brass and Copper Brutalist Style Hand made Hinged Box with Bun Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Muti-Metal Hinged box of Brass and Copper. The piece is of the Brutalist Style and its hand Crafted qualities of welded or soldered pieces of Metal t...
Category
20th Century Brutalist Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
MISIONES Large Brass Agate Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Misiones agate collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone.
In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural piece of this beautiful, unique one...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Agate, Brass
$840 / item
Baroque Style Green Table Box with Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Baroque style shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving interspersed with spaces with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and a beautiful h...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19c Anglo Indian Highly Carved Teak and Sandalwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A VERY NICE 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Teak and Sandalwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India circa 1890-1900.
The box case/body is made of sandalwood wit...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Sandalwood, Teak
SET MISIONES Medium, Large Brass & Agate Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
12" x 10" x 2.3"
13.3" x 8" x 3.1"
Misiones agate collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone.
In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Agate, Brass
Brazilian Table Top Box in Rosewood
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A stunning mid-20th-century box veneered in rich Brazilian Rosewood, dating to circa 1940. The hinged lid is framed by a striking Dutch ripple-style molding, expertly carved from sol...
Category
1940s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hand Crafted Leather and Gold Tooled Hinged Box with Brass Lion Paw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely leather box with Gold tooled leather. In the shape of a treasure box, with a raised center portion, the box is unique in shape and style.
A compliment to any desk to hold...
Category
20th Century English Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent fired enamel stripes on guilloche, two-tone ruby red and emerald green, in a modern contemporary style....
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Contemporary Iridescent Pearl Crystal Bowl, Brass and Gold 24 Kt by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Collection of covered bowls by Ghirò Studio.
This covered bowl is one of a kind. The material used and the artisanal and artistic workmanship make it unrepeatable. In fact, two...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
Antique Two Octagon Shape Chinese Gilt Lacquered Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Two Octagon Shape Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Boxes depicting Eight treasures matching the container shapes and Chinese writing of "Life", enjoying all the treasures in lif...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Lacquer
Mirror Tissue Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very sophisticated mirrored tissue box. The box has a wooden lining that, when opened from the bottom, the tissue is inserted.
A compliment to any bathroom, dressing room or dres...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Fendi Pequin Stripe Trinket Box
By Fendi, Fendi Casa
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique and interesting trinket box by Fendi. This vintage piece from the early 1990s is made in leather and covered in the classic Fendi Pequin stripe fabric design. This piece ope...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Antique American Gilt & Inset Glass Decorative Dresser Box or Vide Poche
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative box was made by the Apollo Manufacturing Company of the United States in approximately 1920 in an Anglo-Indian style. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Anglo-Indian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Spelter
Moroccan Amber Footed Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish amber painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over amber glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews. This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Continental Antique Folk Art Matchstick Money Box Clock Tower
Located in Atlanta, GA
A folk-art matchstick money box, possibly prisoner-of-war, 20th century, modelled as a clock tower with arched front door and windows and a castellate...
Category
1930s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Late 18th century Scandinavian metal bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century Scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790.
Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3 locks on the front. Quite likely to have been a box of some importance during it'...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Boxes in Black Oak with Bronze Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The “Peacock Box” set by R&Y Augousti is a true masterpiece of modern luxury, where organic form meets exceptional craftsmanship. The distinctive, fluid shapes of these boxes create ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$573 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Table Box Enamel on Guilloche and Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimb
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
SET Aimara Brass Boxes
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
7.1" x 4.8" x 2.3"
10.2" x 6.3" x 2.4"
13.4" x 10.3" x 2.4
The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose ...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,130 / set
Antique Folk Art Northern Swedish Handmade Flour Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art flour box from northern Sweden. The box was made by hand during the mid-1800s from pine and was used to store flour. Boxes like this would be standi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Set of 3 Boxes in Black Oak with Black Shell and Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The set of 3 boxes by R&Y Augousti in black oak with black shell and brass details embodies timeless sophistication with a modern edge. Each box features a mesmerizing zig-zag patter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,500 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Set of 3 Boxes in Black Shagreen and Bronze Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This sleek set of 3 Desk Boxes by R&Y Augousti exemplifies the perfect balance between modern elegance and timeless luxury. Crafted in black shagreen with a curved top, each box is e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
