Enamel Decorative Objects

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...

Desk magnifing glass in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enameled handle like lapis lazuli stone. Contemporary modern style. Lens diameter cm. 7, total length cm. 19.5. Silver weig...

A handsome Petit Sonnerie Carriage clock in a Gorge case retaining much of its original gilding, the eight day movement with original silvered lever escapement, strikes on two nested...

A very unusual, large red enameled bronze limited edition vase by the American artist, David Dirrim, signed on underside, marked 3/5 and 1990.

We offer for sale a Carafe / Vase made between the 60s and 70s in East Germany, part of the vast ceramic production called "Fat Lava". Made of stoneware and glazed in copper oxide gr...

Midcentury Modern sterling silver basket. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Plain rim and fixed c-scroll handle with “stitched” rims. Woven strips. Ov...

Created by one of the great masters of enamel artistry in America, this wide, shallow dish/bowl bathed in brilliant yellow and cerulean blue enamels over copper depicts a dove in fli...

Here is a beautiful and substantial Italian enameled copper bowl or tray by Paolo De Poli (1905-1996). The piece measures 12.25" x 10.75" x 1.38" and weighs three pounds--it's hefty....

Enamel painting of a woman's profile on copper set in an ornate bronze frame. The back has an easel as well a ring so it can be set on a table or mounted on the wall. Age wear, tarni...

This vintage wonderful signed biomorphic kidney shaped bowl is turquoise and green enamel over copper with yellow abstract blobs and embedded green glass stones. It is signed Myrna E...

Wonderful Ron Lee clown figurine. It is signed by makers and it is dated 1985. This beautiful piece is depicting a Child Embracing a Clown. This figurine is crafted from white metal,...

This mantel clock beautifully illustrates the classical myth of ‘The Abduction of Europa’. In this story, the god Zeus falls in love with a mortal woman called Europa. To seduce her, Zeus transforms himself into a white bull. Europa then mounts the bull and Zeus whisks her away from her home to Crete. Europa becomes the Queen of Crete and bears Zeus several children. The clock takes the form of a patinated bronze bull which is saddled with a gilt bronze (ormolu) clock case. This case features a circular white enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic Numerals, as well as the maker’s name ‘Michel Baltazar...

Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and with fired enameled oval miniature, hand painted by the painter Renato...

Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand engraving, also on the sides, of “ramage” with leaves and bunches of grapes fire-ena...

Ando Large Cloisonne Japanese royal presentation vase with royal crest in vibrant blue with amazing decorative handles. Signed on the bottom with An...

Square snuff box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand painted miniature parrotlets on flowering branches. Ar...

Edwardian Regency crystal perfume bottle with sterling silver and enamel stopper. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Globular bowl with faceted shoulder and neck, and everted rim...

This is a nice example of artist, Elizabeth Bensley's enamel work from the late 1940s displayed beautifully on a wooden box. Note that the box top does not stay open at an angle as t...

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...

Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni. Table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel inserted in a very fine ha...

A striking brutalist torch cut steel, and glass enamel vessel sculpture by the noted Des Moines Iowa artist James Bearden. The piece features beautifully colored glass enamel highli...

Such a rare find are these matching pair of beautifully shaped Art Deco perfume bottles by Karl Palda. They are absolutely exquisite, every angle and side has a different design. I r...

Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...

Enameled sterling and wood desk box made in Barcelona This is an extraordinary piece of Spanish silversmith, created in the city of Barcelona during the post-war and the mid-century...

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Russian silver and polychrome cloisonné enamel sugar basket; an addition to our diverse silver teaware...

Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...

A large antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with polychrome fan shaped medallions featuring floral, foliage and butterfly motifs surro...

Shaped frame for 2 photographs in sterling Silver 925/1000 gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniatures. Viennese Art Nouveau style seco...

This exquisite Picture Frame Napoleon III is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a Squared Shape and sky colour for the fire enameled surface on guilloche. Picture Frame Napoleon III...

A very nice set of three red-orange enameled bowls made by Kaj Franck for Finel, made in Finland in the 1960s. These bowls are in a very good condition with some signs of age and use...

Elevate your collection with this exquisite oval pill box, crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. This piece is adorned with a hand-painted fire-enameled miniature, echoi...

Large handcrafted ceramic centerpiece dating back to the 1970s. Of certain Italian production but of unknown manufacture, this large plate shows a signature engraved on the base consisting of two intertwined letters "FS" that we have not been able to attribute to a ceramist or a manufacturer. the design of this centerpiece is essential, with an almost primitive shape that appears as a large bowl with low edges. The surface is rough and textured on the outside and very smooth with a crackle effect on the inside recalling Japanese Raku ceramics...

Gorgeous handmade and hand painted cast metal decorative picture frame from the Jay Strongwater "Duchess" collection features exquisitely subtle, glossy pearl enamel work coloration,...

A very fine Louis XVI period ormolu striking cartel clock “aux guirlandes”, the movement signed on the white enamel by Gille L’Aine, Paris. Pierre II. Gille l’ainé (1723-1784) was th...

Perfume holder with octagonal base in black and white fired enamelled 925/1000 sterling silver with screw cap, in Art Deco style. Base cm, 4.3 x 4.7 bottle height cm. 8, total height...

Danish modern orange / black enamel Krenit bowl by Herbert Krenchel for Torben Orskov, circa 1950s. Beautiful color and condition on this vintage piece with no chips to the enamel, b...

Exquisitely detailed Chinese cloisonné jardinière with deer, cranes and floral decoration with gilt rims and Lion motif handles. 8.5 inch...

Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage trio of trinket boxes by Limoges, circa 1980s, With brassware clasps. These unusual pieces are in excellent condition, and jus...

An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Elongated baluster shape. Intricate floral pattern against the dark green back...

Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1830, the circular enamel dial with strike on bell movement, surmounted by a seated figure of a woman at her dressing table, on a re...

Brutalist copper vase with blue and brown enamel overlays by Rita Brierton, circa 1991. The vase is very heavy and finely crafted; the piece measures: 3.5" W x 2.5" D x 9" H. #1091.

An exceptional vintage pair of hand painted French/Austrian enamel vases that are artist-signed & designed in the 19th century. The vases display detailed and elaborately costume...

Bring a touch of worldly, scholarly elegance to your study with this exquisite antique Asian desk set or standish. This remarkable piece showcases meticulous craftsmanship, featuring...

This valuable bowl is made from massive bronze totally decorated with black, red, yellow and blue enamel. It is signed next to the edge by artist "Marè" and remains in perfect condit...

French Empire Patinated and Gilt Metal Figural Clock, circa 1840, surmounted by a seated female musician holding a tambourine, white enamel dial, strike on bell, on a gothic strapwor...

Heart-shaped rounded frame with oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè. With hinged silver-gilt foot engraved in Empire style. ...

A large antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Barrel shape. Floral ornaments and central butterfly motif against the turquoise blue background. Late 19th Century...

A petit hand applied enamel over a copper body Art Deco vase by Camille Faure in a floral pattern with a beautiful white background. Signature: C. Faure LIMOGES FRANCE

Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and beautiful hand-painted enamelled miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the portrait of Madame Drouais painted by her husband Francois Hubert in 1785 and conserved in the Louvre Museum. Fine hand-engravings on the sides. French Empire style. Measure cm. 8x8x3.7. Weight gr. 285. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1989 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 eamelled 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...

French Empire Gilt Bronze Figural Clock, circa 1830, the classical muse upholding a basket of flowers beside a red-painted globular clock with white enamel dial, the movement strike ...

A charming walnut jewelry box with enamel decoration by Bovano.

The group of 9 sculptures is made of 800/1000 silver, enamel, and a base of green Alpi marble. The base is square, rises perpendicularly, and has rounded corners. On the front of the...

Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine miniature fired enamelled with an image of “fox hunti...

Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloche and hand-painted miniature of stylized blue bird, late 19th-century Viennese Art Nou...

Pair of French Art Nouveau enamel and Sevres porcelain vases with cover having a scene of a winged woman with a bronze finial and base...

Art Déco odalisque ceramic sculpture 'Aida' designed by Josef Lorenzl for Goldscheider Manufactory in Vienna, Austria By: Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory Material: ceramic, ...

Artisan crafted porcelain "Grapes on a Leaf". Each aspect of this creation is done slowly by hand and then hand painted. Each coloration requires a separate firing. Each creation is unique and one of a kind. Signed and dated Myong Jung...

“Femme de Menage” aka “La Bonne”, a very rare and important large cast figural bronze sculpture attained via lost wax process, table in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with ...

Dimensions (Clock) - H: 16 1/2 in W: 7 1/2 in D: 4 1/4 in Dimensions (Candelabras) - H: 14 3/4 in W: 8 1/2 in D: 8 1/2 in This exquisite 19th-century clock set, crafted by the ren...

German silver and enamel cigarette case Origin Germany Circa 1930 Hand-painted scene of two beautiful hunting dogs its interior is ver...