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Material: Sterling Silver
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver ...
Category
20th Century English Early Victorian Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Sterling Silver Ink Stand, Watch and Inkwells John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Two Ink Wells & Pocket Watch Holder
From our Silver collection, we are pleased to offer this Art Deco Silver Desk Stand. The Ink Desk Stand cast in Sterling Silver and raised upon f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. 1902 New York Art Nouveau Pair of Convertible Candelabras Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of three-arms candelabras designed by Tiffany & Co.
Beautiful antique pair of candleholders created with Art Nouveau patterns at the Tiffany Studios in New York city, circa 1903. They was crafted under the directory presidency of Charles T. Cook (1902-1907) during the Edwardian era (1901-1911) in solid sterling silver .925/.999 with a fluted repousse trumpet plain patterns. They are convertible and can be dismounted to be used as a single or with three candles. This extremely rare pieces are from a very small edition of only 20 pieces and was carefully crafted with beautiful and elegant Art Nouveau patterns in solid sterling silver .925/.999 with very high polished finish.
As with all Tiffany pieces, the quality and design are beyond compare. Exceptional and rare example of Tiffany's finest work.
Weight: Combined of 1796.3 grams or 57.72 troy ounces
Measurements: 12.5 by13.6 by 5.3 inches (31.75 x 34.55 x 13.46 Cm).
Hallmarks: Both are stamped at the bottom part, with the, maker's mark, the director's mark "C" Charles T. Cook, the model 4619 and pattern number and signed in full, "TIFFANY & CO. 13434 MAKERS 4619 STERLING SILVER
.925/1000 C". In addition, they are hand engraved with the maker's initials D.K and the inventory set number 02/20.
Note: This model 13434 was designed by Charles L. Tiffany and was first produced in the 1897. This is the number 2 of the edition of 20 pieces produced.
Note: Tiffany silver holloware...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Cigar Box two-tone stripes on the lid fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table cigar box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche and hand engraving, with two-tone stripes on ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Table Box pure gold paillons and fired enamel miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire enamels, with pure gold “paillons” on the upper circle, fine fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Br...
Category
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Ceramic Vase on Sterling Silver Base, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase on sterling silver pedestal. Designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s.
This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the central part. Its gorgeous shades of blue and the geometric design of the patterns make this vase a highly decorative piece from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Rare find due to the sterling silver base.
Measures: 20,5 cm height x 16 cm diameter // 8,07 in height x 6,29 in diameter
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Picture Frame
By I.N. Deitsch, James McCreery & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Large American Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in flat surround engraved dense and dynamic scrolls and flowers; sides plain. Top rail has shaped cartouc...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Asprey London Massive Modernist Decorative Vase in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Silver vase designed by Asprey of London.
A gorgeous oversize spherical decorative vase, created in London England by Asprey. It was crafted with m...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Picture Frame Classic rectangular Enamel light blue on guilloche Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cornice portafotografie rettangolare in argento 9251000 dorato con smalto traslucido a fuoco su guillochè. Stile moderno contemporaneo. Vetro molato. Pannello in velluto blu. Dimensi...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box Clock Swiss mechanical skeletal movement on the lid Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large hexagonal table box with clock on the lid, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire enamel like lapis lazuli stone, with engravings and decorations hand-e...
Category
1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Brilliant Cut Glass Perfume Bottle with Sterling Silver Top Cap
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Nicely cut glass perfume bottle with Sterling silver top. Marked sterling and hallmarked. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear.
Category
1930s English Edwardian Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Picture Frame Green and pink enamel Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table photo frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped enamels fired on guilloche and hand-engraved ornaments. Late Empire Napoleon ...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Candlesticks 897
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of petite Art Deco Georg Jensen sterling silver candlesticks, design #897 by Harald Nielsen in 1942. Exceptionally crafted with superior quality, this design is relatively unc...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS 1935 Paris Art Deco Geometric Box In Solid .925 Sterling Silv
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco box designed by Van Cleef & Arpels.
This is an amazing and rare geometric box, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Van Cleef & Arpels, back in the 1935. The ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Cassetti, Large Sterling Silver Box, Jewelry/ Decorative, with Wood Lining
By Cassetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large sterling silver box by Cassetti, marked. Nice wood lining.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Sterling Silver Photo Frame, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large sterling silver photo frame, Italy, 1980s
Found in a noble apartment. 43cm tall!
The silver is fixed on a velvet covered structure.
Small signs of the time.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Sterling Silver Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century sterling silver footed centerpiece bowl with exterior floral band design details and gold wash interior. The centerpiece bowl is in great antique condition. Minor we...
Category
1860s North American Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Pair of Candle Holder Sterling Silver Antique Rococo Style Candlesticks, 1937s
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique silver CG Hallberg, a pair of Rococo-style silver candlesticks, pressed, cast and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. 18 c...
Category
1930s Danish Rococo Revival Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Three Miniature Decorative Sterling Silver Picture Frames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Three Miniature Sterling Silver Picture Frames, 20th century (possibly earlier). These petite and delicate picture frames would make a lovely addition to an elegant nightstand or a t...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Gray Agate Letter Opener / Paper Knife
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian, sterling silver and gray agate letter opener/paper knife, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1901, Mappin and Webb - makers. The agate has d...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Large Antique Tiffany Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Large Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Rectangular window in flat surround. Incised bands forming on front tubular frames with c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
21° Century Italian Sterling Silver Ballpoint Pen
Located in VALENZA, IT
Biro in argento massiccio, completamente lavorata a mano e incisa con volute barocche.
La cura con cui è stata realizzata questa penna biro ne denota l'esperienza e la mano d'artist...
Category
2010s Italian Other Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Perfume Holder pearl grey color fired enamel on guilloche Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Parallelepiped perfume holder for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with screwed cap with translucent fired enamel on guilloché. English style, early 1900s. Measurements cm. 2.5 x ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Set Picture Frame+Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular Photo Frame in Gold-Plated 925/1000 Silver: Imagine a frame that frames your most precious memories with elegance and modernity. This frame is made of gold-plated 925/100...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Decois in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Picture Frame vertical lines Art Deco has white fired enamels on guilloché.
Picture Frame vertical lines has two...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Antique Shiebler Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Art Nouveau sterling silver vases. Made by George W. Shiebler & Co. in New York, ca 1890. Each: Tall and conical with beaded flange and bellied knop. Mouth wide and upturned ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Decorative Bowl with Morning Glory Motif
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and sculptural antique decorative bowl was realized in England, circa 1900. It features a scalloped border with an abundance of s...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Jack Boyd Brutalist Kinetic Sterling Silver Bangle Bracelet
By Jack Boyd
Located in Southampton, NJ
This striking hand-forged sterling silver bracelet by renowned artist Jack Boyd is a testament to his mastery of sculptural jewelry design. Featuring Boyd’s signature organic forms, ...
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
LEONID KOCHERGIN 1900 Russian Empire Enameled Letter Opener In 14Kt Gold Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Russian letter opener designed by Leonid Kochergin.
This is a very handsome luxurious desk letter-opener, created during the imperial Russian period in the city Saint Petersburg, be...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade, Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box monochrome hand-painted miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired asu guillochè enamel also on all sides and monochrome hand-painted miniature on the lid. Dimensions c...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Irish Sterling Silver Shell Dishes William Egan Cork Hallmark Dublin
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Edwardian Heavy Gauge Pair of Irish Silver Butter or Bon Bon Dishes modeled as Clam Shells, raised on three ball supports.
Mark of W E for Cork Silversmith William Egan & So...
Category
Early 20th Century Irish Edwardian Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Unusual Victorian Period Sterling Silver Picture Frame By William Comyns
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Victorian Period, sterling silver picture frame, London, year-hallmarked for 1896, William Comyns- maker. The outer measurement of the frame is 5 1/2 inches wide x 5 1/2 inc...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Group of Antique Sterling Silver Overlay Glass Perfume Bottles
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Group of Five Antique Sterling Silver Overlay Glass Perfume Bottles, each with silver wrapped stopper. Comprising three larger bottles each with a wide base, and silver overlay in th...
Category
20th Century Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Chinese Silver 925 Enameled Foo Dogs - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
This exquisite pair of vintage Chinese enameled Foo Dogs, crafted from 925 sterling silver, showcases remarkable detail and artistry. The intricate hand-applied enamel in rich hues o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Silver Pair of Candlesticks in the Charles II Style - London 1903
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1903 by D. & J. Wellby, this unusual pair of Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Candlesticks, are in the Charles II style, with bamboo columns, plain bases, a...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Sterling Silver Top/ Cranberry Cut Glass Perfume Bottle
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transport yourself to the elegance of the 19th Century with this exquisite English Sterling Silver Covered Top and Cranberry brilliant Cut Glass Pe...
Category
1820s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box floral miniature fire-enameled on guilloche vertical stripes 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 fired enamelled miniature with hand-painted floral ...
Category
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Irish Georgian Hand Cut Crystal Sterling Silver Tea Caddy George III
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally rare Irish George III hand cut full lead crystal single tea caddy of rectangular outline with canted corners and outstanding quality, first quarter of the nineteenth century.
The finely chased silver mounted rim and hinged cover, hand cut with three bands of lozenges on a plain ground, decorative star cut base underneath.
Condition: Exceptional condition for such an early piece, with no losses or clouding inside, silver mounts are unmarked but test positive for silver. Wonderful age wear underneath on base. Lock is present but key does not turn. Back and front views are similar.
Measures: Height: 5.25” (13.5cm). Width: 3.75” (9.5cm). Depth: 3” (7.5cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Stunning and rare Tea Caddy...
Category
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Photo Frame 31 x 23 cm 20th Century
By Sheffield
Located in London, GB
A superb large vintage hallmarked sterling silver photograph frame with hallmarks for Sheffield 1988.
This beautiful high quality portrait frame has a decorative fluted border c...
Category
Late 20th Century English Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small shaped Picture Frame red heart Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped frame in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, modern contemporary style. External cm. 7.4 x 7.6 internal cm. 4.5 x 4.8. Weigh...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver & Turquoise Enamel Picture Frame Circa 1920 USA
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver & Turquoise Enamel Photo Frame Circa 1920 USA.
This heavy gauge Sterling Silver & Guilloche enamel frame is in very good condition, the ...
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1920s Central American Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique English Sterling Silver Cigar Box, Large Fox Essex Crystal, 1913
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and stunning cigar box made from English sterling silver hallmarked for London 1913, a true antique example. The makers initials are also prese...
Category
1910s English Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Arts & Crafts Copper and Sterling Silver Letter Holder
Located in New York, NY
This unique a elegantly detailed Arts and Crafts Copper and Sterling Silver Letter Holder originates from the United States, Circa 1910. Features ...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Modernist Mexican Taxco Sterling Silver Rosewood Crucifix Cross Sculpture Mexico
By Taxco
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand crafted Modernist sterling silver on rosewood wood crucifix cross, circa 1950's. Made in Taxco, Mexico and has the artist initials(MH) on the back tag. Wonderful abstract modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large and Heavy American Modern Sterling Silver Box by Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Large and heavy sterling silver desk box. Made by Tiffany in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with molded rim. Cedar lined and partitioned. Fully mark...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Tall Edwardian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Column-Form Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Tall, Edwardian, sterling silver, neoclassical, column-form candlesticks, Birmingham, England, 1914, Bayliss and Coulthard - makers. Measures: 12 1/2 high x 5 wide x 5 deep (at squar...
Category
1910s English Neoclassical Vintage 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
20th Century Italian Pure 990 Silver Grape Bunch
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 4 18th Century Richard Hodd & Son Sterling Silver Corinthian Candlesticks
Located in Milano, IT
This exquisite set of four 18th-century sterling silver Corinthian candlesticks, crafted by Richard Hodd & Son, showcases the finest English craftsmanship. Featuring beautifully detailed acanthus-decorated sconces with scroll supports, silver beading along the sconces and platforms, and terraced pedestal bases, these candlesticks are a true reflection of elegant Georgian design. The shaped wax...
Category
18th Century British Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Boardman Silversmiths 1
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by JC Boardman & Co. in Connecticut. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and rectangul...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern 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
1880s Continental Silver Candle Holders
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique European silver candlesticks; an addition to our continental silverware collection.
These exceptional antique European silver candlesticks have a circular rounded form to a hexagonal shaped base.
The waisted cylindrical capitals of these antique silver candlesticks...
Category
Early 1800s European Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Small Picture Frame Round English style, early 1900s. Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small round frame with flat edge in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External diameter cm. 7.2, internal c...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pierre Cardin Rectangular Sterling Glass Vide Poche or Change Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIerre Cardin rectangular vide poche change tray or pocket emptier with clear glass and sterling silver / made in Italy
Original mark on the tray
Length: 8.5 inches / Width: 7 inches...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel-Mounted Magnifying Glass
By George Hope
Located in New York, NY
Large, Edwardian, sterling silver and blue guilloche enamel-mounted magnifying glass, Birmingham, England, 1906, Geo. Hope - maker. Measures almost 9 inches long x 3 3/4 inches diame...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Heinz Bronze & Silver Vase
Located in Malibu, CA
A beautiful Early 20thC Arts & Crafts tall sterling silver on bronze baluster vase with flowering branch overlay decoration by Otto Heintz, Buffalo, N.Y.
The back of the vase has be...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
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