1970s Decorative Objects

René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increas...

Rectangular rounded cigar box with vertical opening in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine miniature hand-painted in tempera on vegetable iv...

This venerable piece is from the collection of Linda Ronstadt. Purchased sometime in the 1970s. This highly prized Sauterelles pattern vase is adorned with frolicking grasshoppers a...

Beautifull Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on bl...

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...

Cylindrical handbag perfume holder in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with screwed cap and fine manual engraving of peach blossom shoots, fire enamelled with various colours, in...

Round rounded pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature on the lid. Viennese Art Nouveau style. Dia...

Rectangular desk cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enameled miniature depicting a romantic couple in Art Nouveau...

Beautiful mouth-blown Murano glass vases Made by Joska Studio Design, Bodenmais, Germany. It comes with the original label. Joska Design vase is not only a vessel for flowers, but ...

This elegant glass vase was crafted by the renowned French manufacturer Daum in the 1970s. Its sinuous, slender form is a perfect example of the style, and the clear glass accentuate...

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

This elegant glass vase was crafted by the renowned French manufacturer Daum in the 1970s. Its sinuous, slender form is a perfect example of the style, and the clear glass accentuate...

Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.Round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent...

Pair of Candlesticks light Green Enamel and hand painted ivy on Sterling Silver Salimbeni Pair of gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver candlesticks with translucent fired enamels on ...

The rare 18kt gold Georg Jensen bonbonnière is an exquisite piece of hollowware/jewelry designed to adorn the home with elegance and charm. Th...

Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature, surrounded by a frame with leaves on a blue bac...

Rectangular photograph frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of flower garlands in the late 19th century...

Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Measure cm. 3,5 x 4,...

Oval pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand painted fine monochrome fire enamelled miniature depicting a landscape in Art Nouveau style. Dimensions cm. 4.5 x 5.5 x 1.4. Weight gr. 70. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1977 and manufactured in Florence in some 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 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...

Domed round 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated pillbox with fire enamels above and below, and hand-painted miniature of a lady with small dog, in Viennese Art Nouveau style second ...

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...

A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on black glass ba...

A lovely Murano cranberry and white art glass fazzoletto vase, Italy, 1970s.   

Square snuff box with two slightly domed sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of flower bouquet, late 1...

A pair of Art Nouveau / Arts & Crafts styled israeli candlesticks in cast ornamented and partially perforated brass. Set with polished oval pieces of Eliat. The Eilat stone...

1977 Carlson blown glass lustre vase. Iridescent dark blue background with green lustre swirls throughout. Etched signature on the underside.

Art Nouveau style brass horse sculpture in the manner of Curtis Jere.  

Vintage Danish Porcelain figurine "Girl with Cat" by Bing & Grøndahl. Porcelaine figurine of a young girl feeding a cat. Designed by Ingeborg...

Vintage snow owl figure 2475 by Bing & Grøndahl later Royal Copenhagen in Denmark. It's made of porcelain with white and brown glaze by Danish artist K. Otto...

Unusual Art Nouveau etched glass vase that measures twenty inches tall by seven inches wide. The color scheme is spectacular, with blues and ...

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

1970s Very decorative glass centerpiece / platter plate, by artist Michna, handcrafted in crystal pâte de verre tinted in a sophisticated and unusual light aquamarine...

Large iron floral and leaf design store display. Recently salvaged from downtown buffalo New York department store.

Mexican Art Nouveau flora and fauna three legged shallow bowl with scalloped edge. Beautifully painted terra cotta horse as a center point, surrounded by birds and flowers with black...

This porcelain polar bear by Danish B&G is the largest Version made by the company. It is model number 1954 and it was designed by Niels Nielsen. These giant Bears, almost the size o...