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Material: Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Miniature, 19th Century Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature enamelled by the painter Romano Buccioni, in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century. Dimen...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
EDWARDIAN 1909 Guilloche Enameled Tripod Basket Vase In .925 Sterling Silver
By Eric Kellerman
Located in Miami, FL
A German enameled tripod vase retailed by Erich Kellerman.
This is a fantastic three-legged round vase, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany, back in the 1900's. The piece shows...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,348 Sale Price
25% Off
Small shaped Picture Frame tiles of the Baptistery of Florence Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral ...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
George III Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Mother-of-pearl Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted etched mother-of-pearl octagonal snuff box with hinged lid, London, year-hallmarked for 1803. The iridescent mother-of-pearl lid...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Pig Model, Berthold Muller Chester, 1903
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for Chester in 1903 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Pig, is wonderfully modelled, and features a removable head. The pig m...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austria 1910 Edwardian Guilloché Enamel Miniature Boudoir Clock In .950 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature boudoir desk clock, designed by Richard Silverer.
An exceptional boudoir desk clock, made in Vienna Austria during the Edwardian period, back in the 1910. The craftsmanship of this clock is exceptional and was made with gorgeous neo-classic patterns at by the Viennese silversmith Richard Silverer. This beautiful desk clock was crafted in solid sterling silver .950/.999 and mount in a rectangular base with four round sabots. The neoclassic design composition is reinforced by two thin columns centering the round dial and is topped with a curved French roof...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$4,087 Sale Price
25% Off
Attractive Edwardian antique sterling silver card case hallmarked in 1904
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1904 by Adie & Lovekin, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Card Case, opens like a purse and is engraved on both sides with swirled a...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rectangular table cigarette case two-tone fire-enamelled stripes Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded upper long sides, in 925/100 sterling silver and two-tone fire-enamelled stripes in a modern contemp...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Small American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Basket
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century Modern sterling silver basket. Rectangular with straight sides and curved ends. Plain rim and fixed and high c-scroll handle. Woven strips. Marked “Sterling”. We...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Silver Tea Caddy - Sheffield 1893 - Atkin Brothers
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian solid / sterling silver tea canister with a repousse decoration to both body and pull-off lid.
The tea caddy is fully hallmarked for the well renowned silversmi...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ornate Antique Sterling Silver Pink Porcelain Vanity Powder Jar Trinket Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gorgeous trinket box or powder jar featuring an ornate scroll and lattice design sterling silver overlay over a pretty pink porcelain. The mark on the bottom is not legible.
Category
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rolls Royce 1927 London Art Deco Presentation Clock In .925 Sterling & 18Kt Gold
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco presentation desk clock by Rolls Royce.
This is a gorgeous presentation desk clock, created by the Rolls Royce Company in London England during the art deco period, back in the 1927. The clock has been crafted in the shape of the Rolls Royce radiator grill badge...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$7,488 Sale Price
25% Off
Biedermeier German .800 Silver Snuff Box Domed Lid and Repoussé Pastoral Scenes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual 19th-century German . 800 Silver Snuff Box with Repoussé Rural Scenes and Fruit Basket Lid
A charming and unusually shaped 19th-century German silver snuffbox, expertly craf...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Box, Birmingham, 1931
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent large box made from a hefty piece of English crystal with a variety of intricate cutting creating an impressive and truly glamorous piece.
The hinged rims are made f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$1,010 Sale Price
20% Off
Asprey Art Deco Sterling Silver & Shagreen Magnifying Glass
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent magnifying glass by the creme de la creme of English retailer's, Asprey of Bond Street, London. The silver is fully hallmarked for London 1928 together with the maker's mark W.M. The silver is also signed "Asprey London".
Excellent antique condition with minor wear commensurate with age measuring 7 3/4" x 3 5/8" x 5/8". A slight wobble to the magnifier due to the traditional pinned construction rather than glued, mentioned purely for accuracy.
The handle is made from polished Shagreen, a leather made from sharkskin or the skin of a Stingray. This type of Shagreen was first made popular by Jean-Claude Galluchat (d1774) a master leather worker in the Court of Louis XV in France. It became a fashion amongst the French aristocracy and later throughout Europe. Shagreen is derived from the French word “Chagrin”.
Asprey is a British retailer of jewellery, leather, silver and other luxury goods. Founded in 1781, the House has historically been recognized as one of the world’s pre-eminent luxury goods brands and has a substantial client base of members of royalty, heads of state and important actors on the world stage.
For over two centuries, Asprey has been regarded as a top British luxury lifestyle brand and the Bruton Street Flagship Store is considered a must see London destination.
Asprey’s broad product assortment includes jewellery, leather goods, accessories, silver, watches, clocks, first edition...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case black lines Art Deco style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3 x 5.8 ...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century German Extremely Detailed Sterling Silver and Gold Gilt Knight
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century German extremely detailed sterling silver and gold gilt knight figure. Knight in full suit of armour, carved face beneath a hinged viso...
Category
19th Century German Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigarette Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigarette box
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Early 20th Century
Sterling silver on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interior.
Measures...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Tiffany & Co. by Concord Sterling Silver Art Deco Hand Hammered 8 Day Clock 1930
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Concord for Tiffany & Co.
STYLE / REFERENCE: Hand Hammered / Art Deco 8 Day Travel Clock
METAL / MATERIAL: Sterling Silver
CIRCA ...
Category
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Horseshoe Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta case in the form of a horseshoe; an addition to our equestrian related silverware collection
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case is realistically modelled in the form of a horseshoe.
The surface of the body is embellished with embossed decoration reproducing the details of the horseshoe accented with bands of bright cut engraved undulating decoration.
This fine Vesta case is fitted with a functional revolving rowel enhanced spur wheel striker to one side.
The plain shaped hallmarked hinged cover features a subtly curved thumbpiece which secures to the opposing hinge of the hallmarked serrated panel/match striker.
Condition
This antique horseshoe...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor Cigar Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period monogrammed sterling silver on bronze humidor or cigar box
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Earl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Van Cleef & Arpels Paris 1932 Art Deco Mechanical Desk Clock Box Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco mechanical box clock designed by Van Cleef & Arpels.
This is an extremely rare multifunctional desk piece, created in Paris France during t...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
$22,488 Sale Price
25% Off
European Sterling Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box - Circa 1900
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique European sterling silver and enamel singing bird box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterl...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Table Clock Square Box Fire Enameled Guilloché Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table clock shaped opening square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamels on guilloche. Swiss mechanical skeleton movement with 8 days charge with a...
Category
1970s Italian Queen Anne Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Victorian Period Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver mounted on velvet (and having a leather back) picture frame, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1899, Synyer and Beddoes - makers. Measures 6 ...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Art Deco Sterling Silver 14-Inch Amphora Vase, 1913
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver vase. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1913. Tapering cylinder on raised and spread foot; tapering mouth-to-base scroll-bracket handles. A striking example of p...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Travel Photo Frame with Floral Miniature Art Nouveau
Located in Firenze, FI
Small travel photo frame for 2 photos in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and hand-painted floral miniature; blue line on the outside....
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Fisher Silversmiths Sterling Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sylish Hollywood Regency sterling candelabras each featuring 3 candle holders on sinuous arms and an engine turned central column. Stamped on bottom\
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,200 / set
Sterling Silver Arts and Crafts Scalloped Bowl, 1938
Located in Chicago, IL
The Kalo Shop hand-hammered sterling silver bowl with a scalloped form is in the Arts and Crafts Style and is marked #18. It features a scalloped border with elegantly curved lobes. ...
Category
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Monumental Life Size Parrot Bird Sterling Silver 925 Centerpiece, Sculpture on M
Located in Long Island City, NY
Monumental Life Size Parrot Bird Sterling Silver 925 Centerpiece, Sculpture on Marble Base
Signed by Artist L. Soprani and marked 925
Dimensions:
Height 26in; width 26 1/2in; d...
Category
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
1937 Jean Puiforcat Art Deco Modernist Fruit Plate Tray Sterling Silver Vermeil
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Art Deco Modernist Fruit Dish Tray made in solid silver 950/1000th and vermeil designed by Jean E. Puiforcat in 1937.
All parts are stamped Minverve 1st Title and Jean E. Puiforcat.
...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table box concave corners enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with concave corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, also on the sides and fine hand engravings in baroque style. With l...
Category
1950s Italian Baroque Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique 1760s Georgian Pair of Sterling Silver Tapersticks (1769)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English cast sterling silver tapersticks; an addition of our ornamental Georgian silverware collection
These excepti...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Large Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver & Enamel Picture Frame, England 1927
Located in London, GB
A stunning quality sterling silver & enamel picture or photo frame.
The enamel colour could be described as a deep and rich amethyst.
The enamel remains bright and clean with no not...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique George III Sterling Biscuit Box (1814)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the Georgian silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique ...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$5,575 / set
Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$3,169 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Egg White with blue garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimb
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg White with blue garlands is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg White with blue garlands has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg White with blue garlands i...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Basket by James Dixon & Sons Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver swing handled basket by James Dixon & Sons Ltd; part of our ornamental silverware collection.
This antique Victorian sterling silver basket has a rectangular rounded form onto four ball feet.
The sides of this basket are embellished with pierced fluted decoration.
The rim of the basket is ornamented with a Fine embossed opposing scroll and leaf decorated border accented with a shell motif to each corner.
This antique silver basket...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Automated Humorous Monkey Portrait Sculpture Walking Stick Cane
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Humorous Articulated Monkey Head Portrait Sculpture Walking Stick Cane. Automated Monkey Cane.
Great Cane Representing an humorous Articulated Monkey Head portrait sculpture.. Antiq...
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Cigarette Case floral miniatures and inserts of gold paillons Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with external edges and fired enamels inserted in fine designs in the Baroq...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Antique Vintage Mid Century Sterling Silver Gilt Enameled Guilloche Card Case
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a mid century heavy gauge Guilloche and enameled Sterling Silver Gilt hinged lidded Card Case of outstanding quality and condi...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
TANE Mexico Signed Amazing Sterling mixed metal bird sculpture Taxco
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
TANE signed sterling silver mixed metal sculpture of a bird. . Beautiful golf leaf decoration, with amazing and intricate detail. Do not miss this amazing sculpture. Very few come up...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Armada Jug and Stand
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug and stand; part of our wine and drinks related silverware collection
This magnificent antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug has an elongated pear-shaped form onto a circular pedestal foot.
The stand has an octofoil shaped form with a central swept raised circular well.
The cylindrical neck of the silver jug is embellished with exceptional cast and applied floral and scrolling foliate decoration, all on a matte background; there is an exceptional shield shaped vacant cartouche to the underside of the pouring lip, surmounted with scrolling leaf mantling.
The knopped neck is further ornamented with an interlacing border flanked with plain bands, to a swept portion encircled with pensile bud designs.
The decoration to the body incorporates two large scrolling leaf bordered vacant cartouches, each surmounted with a coronet design embellished with floral ornamentation.
Each cartouche is further embellished with a chased figural mask design to the nadir, flanked with large floral motifs.
Either side of each cartouche is embellished with an exceptional cast and applied three-dimensional winged mermaid and mermen, gesturing towards the aforementioned coronet.
The decoration to the body is further embellished with large scrolling leaf and floral sprays incorporating a cast and applied protruding leopard's head to the anterior portion.
This magnificent antique silver Armada jug retains the original hinged cover, ornamented with chased scrolling lead decoration and surmounted with an impressive cast and applied scrolling loop finial.
This exceptional antique Victorian silver jug...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
table box enamel sterling silver peacocks with “ramage” Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with very fine hand-engraving, also on the sides, of peacocks with “ramage” similar to tiger tails,...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Wilhelm Kåge Argenta Stoneware Bowl with Silver Inlay, Gustavsberg, Sweden 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A refined Argenta stoneware bowl designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, produced during the 1940s.
The bowl features a deep turquoise-green glaze, characteristic of the A...
Category
1940s Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Tureen or Center Piece in Sterling Silver 925 by Alcino Silversmith
Located in Porto, 13
The Rocaille tureen or center piece is a unique piece produced in the 70.80s in sterling silver 925 silver by Alcino Silversmith 1902.
This piece was designed and produced in our w...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Octopus Sterling Silver and Crystal Tureen
Located in Milan, IT
Original octopus tureen in crystal and silver, handmade by Florentine silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers. The hyper realistic centerpiece is transformed into a tureen by adding a detach...
Category
2010s Italian Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$22,020 / item
2 Sterling Silver Pheasants
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two Sterling silver pheasants with removable heads that can be used as salt shakers.
Dutch lion silver hallmark.
Length: 34 cm.
Height: 12 cm.
Total weight: 698 grams.
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,891 / set
Tiffany Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular window in plain and flat surround. At top is gold emblem in form of waisted cylinder e...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Decorative Biscuit Jar With Frosted Glass Liner - Sheffield 1893
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1893 by Atkin Brothers, this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver and Glass Biscuit Jar, stands on 3 ball and claw feet, and features pierced and engraved d...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
4 sterling silver candlesticks - Empire period circa 1810
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine set of 4 Empire sterling silver candlesticks, beautiful early 19th century production decorated ornamented with acanthus leaves, circa 1810.
Each candlestick bear the French h...
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Sterling Silver Madonna, circa 1830
Located in Milano, IT
Embossed and engraved silver plaque
La Madonna del lago (The Madonna of the Lake)
Probably Milan, post 1824
Brass frame
It measures 16.14 in x 13.85 in (41 x 35.2 cm) and it weighs 10.357 pounds (4.698 g): silver 1.31 pounds (598 g) + brass 9.03 pounds (4.100 g)
State of conservation: some abrasions on the bottom. The frame is old, but not original.
The plaque is made up of a sheet of embossed and engraved silver, and held in a solid brass frame. It depicts the “Madonna del lago” – “Madonna of the Lake” - (the Madonna with Child and San Giovannino) by Marco d'Oggiono (Oggiono, 1474 circa - Milan, 1524 circa), while changing only the background landscape. Almost certainly the subject reproduced in the plaque was taken from a famous engraving by Giuseppe Longhi (Monza, 1766 - Milan, 1831), one of the greatest engravers of his era.
The silver is unmarked, probably because originally the Madonna was due to be exposed in a church: sometimes precious metals destined for worship and liturgical use would be exempted from payment and were, therefore, not marked.
It is very likely that the plaque was made in Milan because in this city in 1824 the engraving by Giuseppe Longhi was made and printed. In addition, in Milan, the alleged lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci in his Milanese period (1482-1500) would be produced; this is the painting from which Marco d'Oggiono took his version.
The painting
Marco d?Oggiono was one of Leonardo da Vinci's most brilliant students and collaborators (D. Sedini, Marco d’Oggiono, tradizione e rinnovamento in Lombardia tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento, Roma 1989, pp. 151-153, n. 56; p. 225, n. 124, with previous bibliography). His style reflects in every way that of the Tuscan Maestro, so much so that he was the one who executed some copies of da Vinci's paintings. The execution of the “Madonna del Lago” probably draws inspiration from a lost painting by the Maestro, created while he was living in Milan (1482-1500). There are many similarities with other works by Leonardo such as the “Vergine delle rocce” or the “Vergine con il Bambino e San Giovannino, Sant’Anna e l’Agnello”.
The painting, from which the drawing and then the famous engraving were taken, is found today at the M&G Museum of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, where it came to rest after the sale of the Harrington Collection in London in 1917.
The work appears in the inventories of the collection of Napoleon and Joséphine Bonaparte at the castle of Malmaison, before 1809.
The Malmaison building was born and developed in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 18th century it belonged to Jacques-Jean Le Coulteux du Molay, a wealthy banker. Later, during the Directory, Joséphine Bonaparte de Beauharnais bought it on April 21st, 1799, but settled at the castle definitively only after her husband separated from her in 1809. She remained there until 1814, the year of her death. When Joséphine died, the estate passed to her son Eugène de Beauharnais, who moved to Munich with his whole family in 1815, bringing with him the collection of paintings he inherited from his mother. Eugène died in 1824 and his wife Augusta of Bavaria (von Bayern), unable to keep it, in 1828 sold the Malmaison to the Swedish banker Jonas-Philip Hagerman.
It is likely that in this period Augusta also sold part of the paintings inherited from her husband, including the “Madonna del Lago”. This painting then came into the possession of Leicester Stanhope, fifth Earl of Harrington (1784 - 1862) and then was passed down to his descendants.
In 1917, at the death of Charles, eighth Earl of Harrington, his brother Dudley inherited the title and properties and he put up a part of his collections for sale. Among these, precisely, the painting by Marco d'Oggiono was to be found.
On the occasion of that auction the painting was presented as a work by Cesare da Sesto, by virtue of a handwritten note by the Countess of Harrington on the back of the table. However, already in 1857, the German critic Gustav Waagen had identified Marco d'Oggiono as the author of the painting, then exhibited in the dining room of Harrington House in London (Treasures of Art in Great Britain, in 4 volumes, London, 1854 and 1857).
The engraving
Giuseppe Longhi was one of the most renowned engravers in Italy between the end of the 18th century and the first quarter of the 19th century.
In 1824 Giuseppe Longhi, based on a design by Paolo Caronni, made a famous engraving of the painting of Marco d?Oggiono. The activity of Longhi was then at the peak of his notoriety, enough to earn him very substantial commissions; it is not risky to suppose that some of his successful engravings were also reproduced using other means: in our case in silver. (A. Crespi, a cura di, Giuseppe Longhi 1766–1831 e Raffaello Morghen...
Category
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Victorian Sterling Silver and Erotica Enamel Vesta Case
By B&S, Birmingham 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and erotica enamel vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular form.
The body of the case is ornamented with a fine and impressive rectangular enamel panel depicting a nude female character amidst her scattered clothing on the bank of a river, lined with trees and foliage.
The case is fitted with a plain hallmarked hinged cover with incorporated thumb piece.
This impressive silver vesta case has a serrated panel/match striker to the underside.
The posterior surface of this impressive vesta is plain and unembellished.
Condition
This antique vesta case...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Decorative 1903 Sterling Silver Candlesticks – Statement Corinthian Style
Located in London, London
A striking pair of antique sterling silver candlesticks, hallmarked in Sheffield in 1903 by renowned silversmiths James Dixon & Sons. These elegant candlesticks are designed in the n...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
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20th Century German Renaissance Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Britannia .999 Silver Picture Photograph Frame Paul Vernon Fitchie London 1993
Located in Portland, OR
A good large English Britannia Standard .999 pure silver photo or picture frame, by silversmith Paul Vernon Fitchie, London, 1993.
The frame having a crest to the top with a repousse...
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1990s English Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Robert Pringle & Sons in London in 1939. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged and tabbed; top has engine-turned wave ornament and rect...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edward Farmer New York Sterling and Dragon Carnelian Art Deco Matchbox Cover
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Edward Farmer New York Sterling and dragon carnelian art deco matchbox cover Signed as shown. We believe the original stone to be Carnelian, but are...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Bowls / Centrepieces
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large pair of antique George V English sterling silver bowls / centrepieces in the Art Nouveau style, an addition to our presentation silverware collection.
These magnificent and large antique George V English sterling silver bowls/centrepieces have a compressed circular form onto a knopped pedestal and domed circular foot.
The plain body of each piece is encircled with an impressive band of applied and chased olive leaf festoon decoration consisting of overlapping leaf designs with a bead motif to subdivision.
Both sides of each piece is further ornamented with exceptional and large applied vacant cartouche bordered with a ribbon tied oak and olive branch, in addition to a scrolling and leaf motif to the upper portion.
The upper portions of these concaved cartouches are subtly elevated and joined to the moulded decoration to the shaped rim.
These antique silver bowls are fitted with impressive and large Art Nouveau style scrolling handles with plain plateaued upper portions and subtle thumbpieces.
The knop to the pedestal is encircled with an impressive chased band of oak leaf and acorn decoration accented with a tied ribbon design.
These fine examples of Art Nouveau silverware...
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1910s English Other Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$112,855 / set
Antique Vintage English Walking Stick Cane Wooden Gold Plated Cow Horn Handle
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Very Stylish Fine Quality Polished Ebony Wooden Lady’s or Gentleman’s Walking Cane of substantial quality and good weight very suitable to use as an everyday stick, with an elegant decoratively carved classical Cow Horn L shaped handle above a finely repousse chased gold plated silver collar with a vacant cartouche and a wonderful wide mount with matching chased decoration. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century, of English origin
Condition: Good condition with nice patination, few small character dents to gilt mounts, complete with its original firm fitting solid steel and polished brass ferrule. Nice straight stick in wonderful condition.
Length: 35.5" (89cm) Width of handle: 4.25" (11cms).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door Shipping offered by Seller.
*TIP: When deciding to purchase a Walking Stick on-line, always check the dimensions especially its length. Many antique sticks...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
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