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Material: Gold Plate
Scandinavian Modern Pierre Forsell Set of 2 Cups 24k Gold Plated, 1960's
Located in Uccle, BE
Set of 2 24k plated cups in their original packaging. Produced by Skultuna, Sweden. Marked by manufacturer. Swedish silversmith and product designer Pierre Forssell was employed as ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Picture Frame 3 oval photos French Empire Napoleon III style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for 3 oval photos cm. 3.2 x 4.2 each in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, with French Empire Napoleon III style...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Ansonia Style Visible Escapement Pink & Blue Floral 24K Porcelain Mantle Clock
Located in Danville, CA
This is one of the most beautiful porcelain clocks. It has beveled glass bezel over the 2 piece porcelain dial. The entire clock case is made of real...
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Late 20th Century Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Table Box portrait of Empress Eugenia de Montijo miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
More than a kilo of sterling silver was needed to create this stunning rectangular tabletop box. Worked with the very complicated guilloche technique, it was then enamelled at high heat with translucent enamel to make the superb workmanship shine through. The fine rectangular miniature cm. 7.5 x 10.7 on vegetable ivory. The small masterpiece handmade by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani reproduces the famous portrait of Empress Eugenia de Montijo, by the painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter. The unenamelled sterling silver parts were then gilded with a 24-carat galvanic bath. In Art Nouveau style, with a “lost” zip, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm. 15 x 18 x 3.5. Weight gr. 1095. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1980 and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous enamelling firings at around 800° Doña María Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox y Kirkpatrick, 19th Countess of Teba, 16th Marquise of Ardales known as Eugénie de Montijo was Empress of the French from her marriage to Napoleon III on 30 January 1853 until the fall of the Emperor on 4 September 1870. From July 28 to September 4...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Square Table Frame White and Blue Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè, with bord...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Snuff Box races miniature fire-enameled guilloche and engraved drawing Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with black fired enamel inserted in a hand engraved drawing and with fired enamelled miniature, hand painted by the p...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate

Antique Candle Holder Golden Brass and Marble Rococo Decorative Candlesticks
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique golden brass and black stone, of Rococo-style brass candlestick, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. ...
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1930s Swedish Rococo Revival Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Marble, Griotte Marble, Metal, Gold Plate, Silver, Brass

Agresti Arco Small Armored Chest
Located in New York, NY
Polished white bird’s eye maple or polished walnut matte finish armored chest, 24-karat gold plated accessories. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Inside pull out necklace...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Falcon Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture falcon in handmade porcelain, hand painted piece with finishing in gold 24-karat Limited Edition of 300 pieces.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Animalier Zebra Pattern Frame hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, hand-painted with spotted zebra fur type in a modern contemporary style. External measurements cm. ...
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1990s Italian Modern Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Immerse yourself in timeless elegance with this rectangular pill box, featuring two subtly rounded sides. Crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver, it boasts a hand-painted ...
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1970s Italian George IV Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuff Box reproducing the painting of a Roman glimpse late 1800s Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuffbox Rectangular for table with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine fire-enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli repro...
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1990s Italian Baroque Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel

Vase Decorative Object Murano Glass Gold Plated Midcentury Italian Design 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large vase made of transparent Murano glass with spiral motif and white gold elements. Italy of the 50s. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you. Mouth diameter: 11....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Antique Exceptional Gilt Brass & Beveled Glass Art Box by Alphonse Giroux, Paris
Located in Lisse, NL
Timeless and all handcrafted, Parisian 'display box' from the mid 1800s. If you are looking for an exclusive and very stylish box for yourself or a loved one then this avantgardisti...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Gold Plate

Antique Burr Walnut Ebonized Cased Desk Clock from Baldwin of Loughborough
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique burr walnut ebonized cased desk clock with Roman numeric dial fronting a gold plated back plate and pendulum swung movement in a plain case. A Baldwin Jeweler Loughborough la...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Frame for 2 Photographs Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Amber Colored Gilt Art Deco Glass Decanter Set with 6 Shot Glasses, CZ ca. 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exclusive amber-colored Art Deco glass decanter set of seven from the Art Deco period in the Czech Republic around 1920. Impressing with lovely gil...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Rare Estate Blue Enamel 24CT Gold Plate England Triangle Miniature Photo Frame
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A Spectacular Rare One of a Kind Triangular Turquoise Blue and Gold Frame. The Frame is Beautifully adorned with a 24CT Bronze Gold Plate Mounti...
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20th Century English Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Raised or Bowl with Brass Foot Scalloped Often Glass Gold Brass 24-Karat Italian
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Raised or bowl with brass foot scalloped often glass gold brass 24-karat Italian.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Gold Plate

Photo Frame Heart-Shaped Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
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. ...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Box with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and horse racing Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Gilded Metal Standing Vide-Poche with Bird circa 1940s
Located in CA, CA
Gilded Metal vide-poche of a shell with a perched bird, on a decorative tripod base of twigs and leaves.
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1940s European Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Salimbeni Table Box Art Nouveau Painting Pre-Raphaelite School Fired Enamel
Located in Firenze, FI
This rectangular table box is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Crafted from 925/1000 sterling silver and gold-plated, it features a hand-painted fire-enameled miniature by Beatrice Me...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Ondulated Leaves Bowl on Stand
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl on Stand Ondulated Leaves with all structure in forged stainless steel. Whit 24k gold plated details. Also available on request in Ondulated Leaves Pitcher, or in Ondulated Le...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel, Gold Plate

Table Box portrait of Natalia Nikolaevna Pushkina Lanskaja Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Spectacular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche, in Art Nouveau style, and in the center a fine rectangul...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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...
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1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Black and White Enamel Squared Shape Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco-style geometric design. External dimensions cm. 14.5 x 14.5 internal cm. 9 x 9. Weight gr. 260. Designed b...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Box engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enameled engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature in 18th century French Empire style. Dimension...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Butterfly-Shaped Fired Enamel on Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterl
Located in Firenze, FI
Butterfly-shaped photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent polychrome fired enamels on hand engraving that imitates the veins of the wings. External dimens...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Large two-tone striped enamel Black and Yellow Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on two-tone striped guillochè. In a contemporary style. Ground glass and velvet panel. ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Louis XVI style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Hugo Asmussen 24 Carat Gold Plated Trinket Jar, Denmark 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare beautifully crafted trinket jar, container for tea light candles or cotton swabs designed by Hugo Asmussen in Denmark circa 1960-70. Its made from 2...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel

Italian Large Mid Century Regency Gilt Iron Wall Candle Holder Li Puma Firenze
Located in München, DE
Very large elegant Mid Century Regency wall candle holder made of gilded iron. For three candles. Manufacturer is Li Puma Firenze. Made in Italy. M...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Iron

Pair of beautiful 1950's gilded metal Florentine candle holders wall decoration
Located in München, DE
Pair of large beautiful 1950's gilded metal Florentine candle holders and wall decoration. Beautiful design with many details. The candle holders have a slightly different design. Yo...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Snuff Box Venetian landscape miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats.. Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape has translucent fired enamel on guilloche and min...
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1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Enamel on guillochè with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle S
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterlin silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine fired enamelled miniature with hand-painted floral image by the painter Bruno Corsari, striped enamelled border vertical. Napoleon III French Empire...
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1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold

Lee Barnes & Naomi Peck lidded Jewelry Box
Located in South Charleston, WV
Circa 1965-1975 by Lee Barnes Peck and his wife Naomi Peck. Both were highly trained and skilled craftsmen of the modernist era and Lee Barnes was an instructor as well a jeweler. Hi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Copper

Photo Frame Large Imperial Style White and Green enamel on Sterling Silver Salim
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped frame for photographs in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and rich friezes in the French Empire Louis XVI style ...
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1960s Italian Empire Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Bronze Sculpture Of Gorilla And Lion In Battle By Clovis Edmond Masson
Located in Norwood, NJ
Signed Clovis Edmond Masson (1838-1913) bronze sculpture of gorilla in battle with lion. 19th century gilt and patinated bronze mounted on marble base. French 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze

Photo Frame Red Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions c...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Picture Frame large size Red Enamel on Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped photograph frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and laurel frieze in Louis XVI French Empire style. Exte...
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1960s Italian Empire Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Snuffbox female face wearing Art Nouveau style clothing Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting a female face wearing Art Nouveau style clothing, hand-...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Sterling Silver Striped Paillons in pure Gold and flowers Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine floral miniature fired enamelled by the painter Renato Dainelli, enamelled border with vertical stripes. Napoleon III French Empire...
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1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Italian Photo Frame in Golden Brass Laura G Heart Gold
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Laura G Heart Gold is a small photo frame and it is a perfect gift for every occasion. It is part of collection Art with Heart photo frames design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Gold Plate

Snuffbox basket with flowers, in Florentine Renaissance style, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli of a basket with flowers, in ...
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1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

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Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Small Empire Inkwell in Gilded and Dark Patinated Bronze from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A small and beautiful inkwell in gilded and dark patinated bronze with cups in porcelain. French Empire from the 1820s. Wear consistent with age and use.
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1820s French Empire Antique Gold Plate Decorative Objects

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Gold Plate, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze and White Marble Portico Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
This striking mantel clock is a true testament to the exquisite craftsmanship and refined aesthetic of the Empire period in 19th-century France. The clock showcases a harmonious blen...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gold Plate Decorative Objects

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Marble, Gold Plate

Wedding Favor Box Art Noveau hand painted on lid Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round wedding favor with lid in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine manual engraving of flower shoots, fire-enamelled with various colours, in early 1900s Art Nouveau styl...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Luxury Modern Shisha Hookah Nargile Swarovski Crystals and pure gold plated bowl
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
This Shisha is a truly a piece of technological and esthetic perfection. It is made of finest materials such as blown glass coated with pure Gold, Jet-aluminum anodized in Gold, 228 Swarovski Crystals, Crystal Glass-Smoke-Column Jet-aluminum anodized in Gold Smoke-Column, 360° SteamClick Closed Chamber connection-system, Swarovski Crystal Mouthpieces, Hand-stitched leather hoses, Tobacco Cutting Diffusor, LED Lightning System, Exclusive Vase Coating and a high-tech smoking experience. It comes in a luxurious box. What is included? One gold plated bowl One gold plated Jet-aluminum-Smoke-Column One blown Crystal Glass-Smoke-Column Two hand crafted real leather hoses The Shisha STEAMULATION EXCLUSIVE - THE TIGER is a masterpiece of German engineering and has the world's fastest rotary locking system, the SteamClick 360°, including integrated valve technology, the Advanced Closed Chamber System. It is protected by a patent and registered...
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2010s German Modern Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Gold Plate

Italian Pink Vase Ceramic Gold 24KT Bitossi Aldo Londi 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
High quality ceramic vase with liquid gold 24kt probably manufactured by Bitossi Aldo Londi.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate

Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Simone Dainelli inspired by the paintings of Boris Vallejo, in fantastic contemporary style, with hand-engraved frame. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 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 high-fire 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...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Pair of Gilt-Metal Marble Candelabra, Louis XVI 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Candle
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Louis XVI 19th Century Gilt-Bronze and Gilt-Metal and Marble Candelabra Art Deco-style candlesticks and candelabra pressed cast ...
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1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold Leaf

Table Box Octagonal Light Blue Fired Enamel and Miniature Madame Drouais on Sali
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Double Opening Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Saliimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped double opening photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè. Early 1900s English Art Nouveau style. Open size cm. 13.5 cm hig...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Plate Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Camilly: Nero Marquina Marble Plant Stand - Inox & Gold Elegance
Located in Porto, PT
Introducing Camilly, a one-of-a-kind plant stand that embodies the perfect fusion of industrial precision and artisanal craftsmanship. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, th...
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2010s Portuguese Gold Plate Decorative Objects

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Marble, Gold Plate, Brass

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