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Material: Enamel
Antique Japanese Meiji Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The globular shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome image of blossoming Bluebells flowers on the light blue g...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
VACHET Paris 1910 Edwardian Miniature Enameled Guilloché Clock In .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A miniature travel clock designed by R. Vachet Paris.
Exceptional and very rare miniature travel-carriage clock, made in Paris France at the atelier of R. Vachet. This fabulous litt...
Category
1910s French Edwardian Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Evening Bag with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval evening bag in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. Measurement cm. 5.5 x 10 x 14.8, interior with ground mirror. Weight gr. 748. Created in 1...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Japonisme Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Jardiniere by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A dual-handled jardinière with black cloisonne ornamented with flowers, butterflies and foliage.
Origin: France, Paris
Date: Last quarter of the 19th Century
Stamped F. BARBEDI...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th century large cloisonne enamel elephant
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century large Chinese cloisonne enamel elephant on stand circa 1900.
A real rare decorative piece.
Profusely enamelled, modelled carrying a saddle and flaming finial. I...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Raingo Orrery Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Orrery Clock
Zacharie Raingo
Circa 1817
This exceptional orrery clock represents one of the most historically significant and mechanically sophisticated ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$445,000
Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth 107mm
Located in Scorton, GB
Unearthed in the continental intercalaire, a significant 105mm Spinosaurus tooth highlights 19 million years of evolutionary prowess. Known for its sail-like dorsal fin, potent jaws,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji period vase attributed to Kyoto Shibata. Features vivid depictions of birds and floral motifs, showcasing the meticulous application of cloisonne ename...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Fornasetti for Bucciarelli Waste Paper Basket. Milano, Italy 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
Italian 1950’s midcentury wastebasket by Bucciarelli of Milan with brass rim and graphic print on an ivory enamelled surface.
This piece was ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Victor Leneuf 1925 French Art Deco Geometric Glass Perfume Bottle .950 Silver
By Victor Leneuf
Located in Miami, FL
French art deco perfume bottle designed by Victor Leneuf (1885-1935).
Beautiful perfume flask bottle, created in Paris France during th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$451 Sale Price
30% Off
Jade Snow Wong Blue Enameled Copper Bowl, United States, 1950's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jade Snow Wong Blue Enameled Copper Bowl, United States, 1950's. Signed to the bottom.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Mid-Century Artisan Copper Enamel Box and Lid by Capo Esmaltes
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Mid Century Modern rectangular carved wooden box with a slightly curved lid in enameled copper with colorful abstract decor was hand-crafted by Capo Esmaltes in Spain in 1960s....
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Copper
Kelvin LaVerne Rare and Important "Giacometti's Soul" Sculpture 1980s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional cast sculpture "Giacometti's Soul" in bronze with hand-painted enamels on a patinated bronze base by Kelvin LaVerne, American late 1980's (Engraved signature on ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Cigarette Case Black and White Art Deco Style Fire Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ladies’ cigarette case rectangular convex “olive” shape in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white fire enamel with Art Deco style design. With “lost” hinge, that is semi-invis...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Garniture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau Garniture
Materials: crystal and bronze with a golden patina and yellow crystals with white veins
Circa 1910 Origin: Czech Republic
It is composed of two glasses and a ce...
Category
1910s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$3,800
Round Box enamel light blue and black Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché in a modern contemporary style. Dimensions: diameter cm. 7.5 height cm. 3.8, Weight g. 24...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-Century French Ceramic Plate by Naumovitch Gourju, Grand Chêne, Vallauris
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French ceramic pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris - 1950's
Enamelled dish with a white background, it is decorated with a f...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$408 Sale Price
20% Off
Bohemian Gilt Wood Mantel Clock
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine giltwood mantel or shelf clock with carved floral basket crest, the enamel dial with gilt hour and minute hands, surmounted by carved grape vines and standing on platform base w...
Category
1830s Czech Rococo Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Mackenzie-Childs Flower Market Picture Frame with White Background
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage MacKenzie-Childs 11" x 13" white enamel "flower market" pattern picture frame for a 5" x 7" picture. Heavy-gauge, hand-glazed steel underbody embellished with hand-applied fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
François-Théodore Legras, Vintage Orange and Green Soliflore Glass Vase, French
Located in London, GB
This striking soliflore vase by François-Théodore Legras, captures the essence of nature with its elegant, elongated silhouette. The industrial print of orange and green glass create...
Category
19th Century French Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonné with Blue Birds signed Gonda Hirosuke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of two vases with magnificent flowers and birds decoration, classic form for Japanese works of the Meiji era. The baluster form vases are enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers and plants made in the Cloisonne technique on a glossy cobalt blue ground. The base is marked with the mark of Gonda Hirosuke...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Otterburn Chess Set, Board & Box — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid, hand-patinated brass and walnut. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in a range of materials and finishes, Otterburn can truly be customized an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Copper, Stainless Steel...
Neoclassic Marble and Bronze Mantle Clock 3 pieces by J. Bondat, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of 19th-century French mastery with this exquisite Napoleon III white Carrara marble mantel clock set, a rare masterpiece by J. Bondat, crafted circa...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 20thC Russian Fabergé Gilt Solid Silver, Enamel & Diamond Necessaire
By Fabergé
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Imperial Russian Fabergé gilt solid silver & gold necessaire case. Decorated with vibrant mauve enamel over an engine-turned...
Category
20th Century Russian Other Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Enamel
James Bearden Containment Box #2
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural "Containment" box, a vessel in blackened steel, dyed bronze, and red glass enamel by American artist James Bearden. Number 2 in a series. Top lifts off revealing an abstra...
Category
2010s American Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Bronze, Enamel
Alfa Romeo Classic Car Radiator Desk Clock, Jaeger, 1920´s. Automobilia
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Jaeger 8 days table clock. This is a Classic car clock, circa 1920s. It is mounted over a Classic Alfa Romeo small radiator. Fantastic piece of A...
Category
1920s Swiss Classical Roman Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$1,800 Sale Price
28% Off
Cigarette Case black and red lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with red and black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Bronze Mounted Sevres Three Piece Clock Garniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive three piece gilt bronze mounted Sevres robin egg porcelain clock set, center clock urn having amorial bow and quiver finial and rams head handles, body with hand painted c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
By Jane Hutcheson, Gorham
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles"
By Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
Circa 1970s
Enamel flowers, in a porcelain container with painted and gold gilt detail...
Category
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Midcentury Brutalist Enameled Wall Clock by Kienzle, Germany, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful round Midcentury Brutalist wall clock, executed by Kienzle Germany in the 1970s. The clock has a housing made of ceramic with a colorful enamel glaze in brown, green, yel...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Large Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase of Birds in a Garden
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large symmetrical antique Japanese Meiji period enamel over brass vases. Each vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. Each vase is enameled with a polychrome ima...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Gio Ponti for Smalti d'Arte De Poli Sculpture "Colombina" Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
Rare decorative bird-shaped object made of polychrome enamels designed by Gio' Ponti for Smalti d'Arte De Poli in 1950
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Fabergé Inspired Green Enamel and Silver-Gilt Picture Frame
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
Fabergé-inspired green enamel and silver-gilt picture frame
Continental, 20th Century
Frame: Height 8.5cm, width 8cm, depth 1cm/ 4cm (open)
Box: Height 5.5cm, width 12.5cm, depth 12....
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Revival Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Silver
$13,219 Sale Price
20% Off
2 Japanese Meiji Period Turquoise Cloisonne Vases
Located in Norwood, NJ
Near pair of late Meji period turquoise ground cloisonne vases with birds and foliage motif. Bright colors with good enameling, cranes, butterflies and sparrow birds surrounded by fl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
By Gorham, Jane Hutcheson
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial style arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles"
By Jane Hutcheson for Gotham
Portugal, Circa 1970s
Enamel flowers, in a porcelain container...
Category
1970s Portuguese French Provincial Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase richly adorned with multicolor floral motifs within swirl and scale like patterns. Decorated with a few m...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass brush pot. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers and birds, and a geometrical ornament mad...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era cylindrical shaped enamel brush pot. Circa: 19th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome medallions with cranes in blossoming flow...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Pair 19th Century Cloisonne Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century Cloissone vases is an extraordinary example of the breed, displaying its well-preserved, rich coloration and exhibiting a large format design theme celebrating the ...
Category
1890s French Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$2,480 / set
Chinese Cloisonne Incense Burner, circa 1960's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and beautifully enameled Chinese cloisonne incense burner, censer, with pierced cover, mid 20th century, circa 1960's, China.
The ce...
Category
1960s Chinese Qing Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Crystal Bohemian Black Gilt Enamel Lusters Lustres Candlestick Vase
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Stylish Example of a Fine Single Bohemian Hand Cut Crystal Black Enamel Luster or Candlestick of outstanding quality and of standard proportions. Third Quarter of the Nineteenth Ce...
Category
19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Art deco Mannequin Buste Siegel Deposé Bruxelles
By Siegel Paris
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Art Deco Siegel plaster bust, advertising D&W underwear for woman, Corsets, 1930-1940. Manufacture "Siegel" deposé Bruxelles inscribed below the bust. Beautiful decorative obje...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
LOUIS KUPPENHEIM 1925 Trompe L'œil Malachite Enameled Box In .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco Trompe L'œil enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim.
This is a beautiful decorative box, created in Germany during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This superb elegant box ...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$2,089 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 20th Century Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Trio of Trinket Boxes by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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...
Category
1980s French Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Goddess E11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size S Monochrome
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Blossom Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period,
attributed to Hayashi
Elongated baluster shape. Intricate cherry blossom and bird motif aga...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Birds Floral Design Enamel Bowl
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 19th century Japanese enamel bowl. The surface of the bowl is enameled with a polychrome images of birds surrounded by floral and foliage patter...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$600 Sale Price
25% Off
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Cristina, Puzzle Sculpture, Signed #2874/9500
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Cristina Puzzle Sculpture, Signed #2874/9500
Offered for sale is a Miguel Berrocal (1933-2006) Mini Cristina puzzle sculpture from 1969-1970. This sculptu...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Nickel, Enamel
Art Deco French Chrome & Enamel Ladies Powder Compact, C1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a really cute and rare find, a 1930's Art Deco compact with the most delightful green and black enamel decoration on a chrome casing . The interior is an engineers delight with a sliding latch on the side of the compact to secure the power in place. Upon opening the lid reveals the mechanics that operates and reveals a powder dispenser...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Tonnel Paris 1928 Art Deco Box In 14Kt Gold With Red & Black Lacquer And Diamond
By Tonnel Paris
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco enameled box designed by Tonnel Paris.
Magnificent rectangular box, created in Paris France for Tonnel-Paris during the art deco period, back in the 1920's. This beautiful cased box has been crafted in yellow gold of 14 karats and embellished with applications of red and black thick glass enamel. It is fitted with a nine-barrels hinge and a push thumb lock. The lid is decorated on top with an extra art-deco motif made in platinum, which are set up with three European old round diamonds. The craftmanship and the contrast of colors are amazing. The interiors are highly polished showing rich yellow gold and actually, this gorgeous box can be used for presentation cards.
Diamonds: The platinum part is mount, with 3 European round diamonds, .06 carats, white colorless F color, VS-2 clarity.
Weight: 119.95 Grams, (76.89 Dwt).
Measurements: 56 mm by 89 mm by 12 mm (2.2 x 3.52 x 0.47 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; three times with the maker's mark AC...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, Platinum, Enamel
$4,550 Sale Price
30% Off
Snuffbox Fired Enamel Miniature on Lid Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature on the lid. Early 1900s English Art Nouveau style. Measurements cm. 5....
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique French Japy Freres Brass Champleve Enameled Cloisonne Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Dayton, OH
Antqiue late 19th Century French Japy Freres gilt brass enameled mantel clock featuring neoclassical styling with polychrome champleve enamel accents, four columns with spire finials, beveled glass sides and trophy vase topper. Stamped with Japy Freres Medaille D'honneur stamp. Eight day striking movement. 9470. Made in France.
Japy Freres was founded in 1806 by Frédéric and his sons.. Japy Freres manufactured their clocks and watches in one place on a production line using machines...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Cigarette Box like lapis lazuli stone enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular with rounded corners table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels on a radial guilloché an...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Case light blue cabochon sapphire and hand-engraved finishing Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartie...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1930 Art Deco Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak 1A Gift Camera in Original Box and Case
Located in Red Lion, PA
1930 Art Deco Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak 1A Gift Camera – Original Box & Case Museum-Worthy
This rare and highly collectible 1930 Kodak 1A Gift Camera, designed by Walter Dorwin T...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
French Louis XVI Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Elegant mantel clock in gilt bronze and hand-painted porcelain, crafted in the Louis XVI style and dating from the 19th century.
The rectangular gilt bronze case is adorned with aca...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern in beautiful colors of red, green, blue and red. The box rests on ball feet. This chino...
Category
1910s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Picture Frame two tone for oval photo Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular external frame with inward corners for oval photo, in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with two-tone translucent enamel on guilloche. Borders and ornaments in French ...
Category
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$4,971 / set
Venere V15, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Hand Painted, Size S
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Powder Case Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Powder case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and red fired enamel. Opening with spring button. Ground mirror and retina inside. Measure cm. 7.3 x 7.3 x 1.5. Weight gr.250. Created in the Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by designs by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 750°<800° C. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier.
Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation.
Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ".
With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones.
At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists.
In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001.
In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State".
We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue.
An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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