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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
Giant Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in Onyx Black with Chrome Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Impressive in its scale alone, this stunning hand-blown Murano glass box exudes luxury and refinement. Handcrafted on the historic Venetian Island of Murano, this oversized box comma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
$4,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Moroccan Bone and Wood Sewing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan lidded sewing box handcrafted in walnut featuring a bone top with ebony and marquetry inlays on an inlaid box with a remarkably complete interior, retaini...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Walnut
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
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in Black with Bubbles and Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Black Pulegoso Murano glass box is a captivating fusion of artistry and functionality, crafted on the renowned Venetian island of Murano. Distinctive for its unique texture, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,550 Sale Price / item
25% Off
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-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,274 Sale Price
20% Off
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
1990s Italian Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Italian Contemporary "Black and Wild" Butterfly Alabaster Box - 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant alabaster box printed with decal portraying an exotic natural setting with a beautiful Butterfly, "Le P. Machaon" finished with lacquer. The de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
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
1990s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted 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
1980s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Large Size & Great Quality Carved Jewelry, Treasure or Collecting Box / Casket
Located in Lisse, NL
A beautiful and top condition antique black forest jewelry box, carved on all sides.
This rare and large jewelry box makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye for fine arts. It is a very well fine carved gem and highly practical with a good working lock and key. The detailed leafs, branches and flowers on top
and the marvelous blue...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Neon Green Acrylic Large Round Box by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Modern, colorful and fun round box that can be used as a decorative element on a coffee table, desk or nightstand. Serving double duty as a storage box or as a candy bowl.
They loo...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
Capricia Box in Pebbled Leather with Handle in Corno Italiano, Mod. 4477
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Befitting of all decor, the Capricia rectangular box will be a unique addition to your vanity station or to any other place in your home and office. Cla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian solid 800 Silver Handmade Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large Italian Box in solid 800 silver.
The handmade box is cylindrical in shape. The body and lid have been embossed with a torchon design.
The knob is in embossed plate with a strip...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
Sterling Silver Rectangular Biscuit Boxr with 24kt gold plated interior
Located in VALENZA, IT
Large biscuit box entirely handmade starting from a raw sheet of 925 silver.
The body was hammered into a rectangular shape and then the bottom was soldered.
A leaf and berry motif w...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
1990s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Blue Acrylic Small Round Box by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Modern, colorful and fun round box that can be used as a decorative element on a coffee table, desk or nightstand. Serving double duty as a storage box or as a candy bowl.
They loo...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
$220 / item
Capricia Square Box in Pebbled Leather with Handle in Corno Italiano, Mod. 4471
Located in Recanati, Macerata
With its refined appearance, our Capricia square box can easily fit both traditional and contemporary décor. Its clean traditional shape is enriched by a lining in Ice-cream color pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Desk Companion Tray
Located in Dallas, TX
Another stunning 19th century Anglo-Ceylonese piece.
Made circa 1880 in Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka) of Coromandel wood and specimen woods.
This is a simply gorgeous and quality item!! Tray made of various compartments with various high quality specimen wood lids, all edged and banded in chevrons of bone, silver or pewter and ebony.
The tray itself is made of expensive coromandel wood. There are two open sections on either side of the tray which have bone and hand-painted lac ends. The main tray sits onto a base made of coromandel wood with green baize lining.
This tray could have a number of practical uses, for keeping stationary, watches, jewelry, or thinking outside of the box, holding you remote controls and candy!!
We have a matching box also in our Inventory and for auction.
ANGLO-INDIAN AND CEYLONESE BOXES: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
Anglo-indian Boxes normally consist of 3 main types:-
(1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th Centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Wood
Swedish 'Timplåda' Wooden Box, dated 1824
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish 'Timplåda' Wooden Box, dated 1824
A 'timplåda' is a traditional Swedish wooden box, handcrafted with care. Popular during the 18th and 19th centuries, these boxes were used ...
Category
1820s Swedish Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
$1,130 / item
Italian Contemporary Black and Gold Ancient Profile Alabaster Box, 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant alabaster box printed with decal portraying an ancient male profile on gold background finished with lacquer.
Each decoration is entirely made i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Red/Black-Lacquered Fan-Shape Five-Case Lunch Box, Ric.00034
Located in Norton, MA
Red/Black-lacquered Fan-shape Five-case Lunch Box, China, 19th century, with three bamboo splint handles converging to form a broad strap handle over the t...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Early 19th Century painted pine blanket box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century painted pine blanket box circa 1828.
Fine example of the traditional method of storage in Sweden, utilising the plentiful pine and hand decorating.
Rectangular b...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine, Paint
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box M in Leopard with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This avant-garde adornment is a unique and eye-catching piece that combines the rich tradition of Murano glassmaking with a contemporary and fashionable design. Handcrafted on the hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Turquoise Acrylic Small Round Box by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Modern, colorful and fun round box that can be used as a decorative element on a coffee table, desk or nightstand. Serving double duty as a storage box or as a candy bowl.
They loo...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
Hand Carved Asian Stash Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Carved Stone Box with Asian Motif - the perfect little box for 420, paperclips, rubber bands... or next to the bed, guest room or side table...
Category
20th Century Asian Meiji Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Japanese a pair of finely carved cuff links with opposing faces
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese a pair of finely carved cuff links with opposing faces
Dimension: Size: 3cm
Condition: Excellent Condition, no damage.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Acrylic Cubic Box in Tulip by Designer Alexandra Von Furstenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Cubic Treasure Box in Tulip by Alexandra Von Furstenberg a striking fusion of modern design and functional elegance. Crafted from premium acrylic, this 5" cube is perfect for sho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Large Decorative Round Copper Box with Lid Northern India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Very large beautiful vintage handcrafted decorative round copper box with lid, latch and handle
Delicately and intricately hand-hammered with geometric designs.
Hand crafted by skill...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Tin
Arts & Crafts Small Copper Box, Circa 1900
Located in Norwich, GB
An Arts & Crafts small hand made copper box with rivet strapped legs. Circa 1900.
The interior is lined with baize. This does show signs of use, and may have been added at a later...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
$543 Sale Price
20% Off
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
1970s East Asian Bohemian Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Jewellery Compendium in speckled blue Vellum
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
“There are so many rare and unique materials available to an artist to work with and Vellum is one of my absolute favourites. It is perfect in its imperfections. No two pieces are ev...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Egg Shaped Box Made by Lalique France, Boîte Angelots
By Lalique
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful crystal box, shaped like an egg, made by the French maker Lalique. Beautifully decorated with a decoration of angels, satin-finished crystal. The original name of this bo...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Italian Contemporary Black and Gold Ancient Profile Alabaster Box, 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant alabaster box printed with decal portraying an Ancient Female Profile on gold background finished with lacquer.
Each decoration is entirely made in Italy by our mastercraft...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Twist Small Crystal Box
Located in Milan, IT
The timeless allure of clear crystal meets elegant textural details and pure volumes in this sublime crystal box. Equipped with a matching lid featuring ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
$2,789 / item
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in Onyx Black with Chrome Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Discover the epitome of elegance with this exquisite Murano glass box, meticulously crafted in Murano, Italy. Available in both large and giant sizes, this box exudes sophistication ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
$2,550 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in Onyx Black with 24 Karat Gold Flecks
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This elegant hand-blown glass box is a striking example of the artistry and sophistication of Murano glassmaking. Handcrafted on the historic Venetian Island of Murano, this oversize...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Twist Small Purple Box
Located in Milan, IT
This precious box in fine crystal is a glamorous and sleek take on traditional crystal pieces. The enthralling conflict between the gold-plated bronze edges, the purple-hued body, an...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
$3,462 / item
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with Violet Enamel Decoration.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Regent Street. London.
An English Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with violet-colored enamel decoration to the top, and to each of the circles at the four corners.
Stamped...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Pewter
19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled na...
Category
Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
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
1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
1970s North American Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Suede, Wood, Alligator
Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed Bibus
By Paul Sormani
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare fine quality French gilt bronze mounted Kingwood marquetry bibus (miniature bibliothèque). In the manner of/possibly by celebrated ébéniste Maison Paul Sormani; the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Napoleonic Style Bronze Box with Sévres Attr. Inset plaque
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 4 1/2 in W: 6 3/4 in D: 4 1/2 in
This exquisite Antique French Napoleonic Style bronze box captures the imperial grandeur and refined craftsmanship associated with ...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Leather Bound Hinged Book for Storage and Document Storage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The look of a leather bound book with fine gold tooling to the exterior. Originally used for Bridge scorecard and playing cards (included). The piece is a compliment to the bookshelf...
Category
20th Century Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Antique Two Japanese Woven Bamboo Strip Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Two woven bamboo strip boxes, including one with leather details and geometric decorations,
Dimensions:
1. 8.75" W x 4" H x 4" D
2. 5.75" W x 2.75" H x 2" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
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
1990s Italian Louis XVI Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th century Chinese hard wood coffer chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare 18th century perhaps earlier hard wood coffer, circa 1790.
Presented in original un-restored condition. Original handles and metal work to outer edges.
Lid opens on ringed ha...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
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
Turquoise Acrylic Large Round Box by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Modern, colorful and fun round box that can be used as a decorative element on a coffee table, desk or nightstand. Serving double duty as a storage box or as a candy bowl.
They loo...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
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
1980s Italian Queen Anne Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Set of 3 Boxes in Black Shagreen and Quartz with Brass Frame by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This set of three square boxes by R&Y Augousti is a stunning example of refined design, where the interplay of materials creates a captivating visual contrast. The textured black sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14" in height.
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Set of 2 Quilted Boxes in Black Shagreen with Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Coco" round box in black shagreen with bronze patina brass exudes unparalleled luxury and craftsmanship. Its impeccably quilted shagreen surface is a tactile masterpiece, echoin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Scatola dell'Allegria Ceramic Centerpiece
Located in Milan, IT
This collector's item is part of a line of ceramic vessels designed in 2009 by Tullio Mazzotti in honor of the centenary of the founding of the Futurist Movement. Scatola dell'allegr...
Category
2010s Italian Hand-Crafted 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
Late 20th Century French Modern Hand-Crafted 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
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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