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Brass and Chrome Round Photo Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Delightful round photo frame made of chrome-plated metal and brass. Its soft and harmonious oval shape offers a sophisticated alternative to traditional frames, framing the photograp...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Brass and Wicker Photo Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
This luxury brass and bamboo picture frame was crafted in Italy in the 1970s. The rare sophisticated design boasts solid brushed brass framing complemented with genuine bamboo or wic...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Picture Frame Travertine Marble by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful picture frame in Travertine Marble is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 1970s. Made by Fratelli Mannelli, the color and the textu...
Category
Italian Brutalist Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Travertine
Christian Dior Sterling Silver Multiple Views Picture Frame with Bow Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning sterling silver picture frame was crafted for The Christian Dior Interior Collection circa 1980. With its three oval perspectives, the multiple-view frame can show a fa...
Category
French Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Willy Rizzo Picture Frame in Brass and Ice Effect Lucite, circa 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist Lucite and brass picture frame has a design attributed to Willy Rizzo's works. Crafted in Italy circa 1970, this exceptional decorative piece boasts an "L" sh...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Rede Guzzini Modernist Lucite Picture Frame, circa 1970
By Rede Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rede Guzzini, Italy, designed this stunning modernist picture frame for Stilart Verona circa 1970. The piece features a black and red multi-layer Lucite shape with acrylic glass to p...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
1986 Keyford London Sterling Silver 6"X4" Picture Frame Easel Back
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a gorgeous sterling silver impressed lattice, floral and leaf design with a shield on the top that looks like it was meant to be engraved but never was. The smooth shield sha...
Category
British Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pop Art Photo Holder In Murano Glass By Barovier 1970s
By Barovier
Located in Palermo, IT
Pop art photo holder in Murano glass by Barovier 1970s
Intact and in good condition, internal measurement for photography 18 cm x 24 cm.
External measurements 25cm x 31cm.
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Pair of Picture Frame in Faux Bamboo Silvered, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful pair of horizontal and vertical picture frames in faux bamboo metal silvered.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal
Vintage Pair Sterling Silver Photo Frames by Arthur Price & Co 1994 19x13cm
Located in London, GB
A truly superb pair of Vintage Neo-classical sterling silver photo frames, by Arthur Price and Co, with hallmarks for London and Dated 1994.
The beautiful shaped rectangular photo ...
Category
Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver
1990s Marquis Picture Frame Waterford Crystal Germany
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Marquis Waterford Crystal Picture Frame Germany
10.63 h x 8.75 w x 2.75 d
stamped Marquis Waterford Crystal Germany
Preowned vintage condition
Re...
Category
German Modern Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Crystal
Tommaso Barbi Large Brass and Bamboo Photo Frame Italy 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tommaso Barbi photography holder created in Brass and Bamboo circa 1970 elegant and very minimal .
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
$1,293 Sale Price
40% Off
Space Age Modernist Glass Round Picture Frame, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Space Age black glass picture frame was manufactured in France. The piece boasts a round, domed design with a kinetic effect. The easel and back are covered with black ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Glass
Umberto Mascagni Gilded Aluminum Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Umberto Mascagni from Bologna designed this mesmerizing picture photo frame in the 1970s. The piece boasts gilded aluminum with a shiny and frosted pattern and rays ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Umberto Mascagni White and Gilt Aluminum Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian designer Umberto Mascagni from Bologna designed this fabulous picture photo frame in the 1970s. The piece boasts aluminum with white enamel contrasted with shiny gilt bamboo ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Travel Photo Frame Fire Enamel Stripes Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular travel photo frame with hinged booklet for 2 photos in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. Measureme...
Category
Italian Napoleon III Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Paolo Traversi Photo Frame Mother of Pearl with Brass Design Gold Italian, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Paolo Traversi photo frame mother of pearl with brass design gold, Italian, 1970.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
$1,077 Sale Price
40% Off
Tempera on Canvas by 1973 Artist Italian Emanuele Diliberto
By Emanuele Diliberto
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tempera on canvas by 1973 Artist Italian Emanuele Diliberto, title of work "Frame explosion" 1973.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Paint
$2,012 Sale Price
40% Off
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...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cellar Stitched Leather Picture Frame
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and elegant picture frame is made of cellar stitched leather. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Leather
Rectangular portrait frame circa 1970 in emerald green Galuchat
Located in Milan, IT
Rectangular portrait frame, circa 1970 in Galuchat, rawhide emerald green tint with glossy finish and rounded corners. The back is lined with blue-colored velvet. Measures 27.2x32.5...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Shagreen
20th Century Lacquered and Painted Wood Italian Frame, 1970s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian frame from the second half of the 20th century. Object in carved, lacquered and hand-painted wood with a marbled effect of excellent quality. Frame adorned with a festoon, fl...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
Sea Shell Encrusted Photo Frame
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Splendid Coastal sea shell encrusted photo frame. Great coastal marine decor.
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Shell
Michael Aram Butterfly Ginkgo Easel Photo Frame
By Michael Aram
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Michael Aram Butterfly Ginkgo Easel Photo Frame with original box.The Michael Aram Butterfly Ginkgo Collection, including the photo frame, celebrates the representation of flora and fauna. Executed at the highest level of hand-craftsmanship each piece is rendered in solid cast bronze.The pieces in the collection are a tour de force of Indian craft and capture the poetic spirit that is so deeply indicative of Michael's work.
Branches and butterflies in warm-toned bronze bring a touch of nature to this Butterfly Ginkgo Easel frame by Michael Aram, adding a sweet accent to your cherished memories.
"The idea that the leaves on the Gingko tree could evoke the beauty of butterflies was magical to me, like trees that can metamorphose from flora to fauna in the blink of an eye." Michael Aram
* Includes: 8.5"W X 6"H easel...
Category
Indian Organic Modern Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Bronze
Picture Frame Oval Ruby Red enamel and hand-carved Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent ruby red fired enamel on guilloché and with ornaments in the French Empire Napoleon III style. External size...
Category
Italian Napoleon III Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame Red enamel Empire Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large octagonal table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guilloche, with Napoleon III French Empire style borders and ornaments. External cm. 17 x 17. Weight gr. 483. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1978 on the inspiration of previous artefacts from the early 1900s and manufactured in Florence at the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enameling firings at approximately 750 < 800° C.
It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include:
manufacturer's mark: 391FI
metal mark fineness:925
Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif".
With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe.
Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style.
Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai).
Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations.
Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag.
About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
Category
Italian Napoleon III Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Picture Frame in Curved Leather and Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful picture frame in curved brown leather, glass and details in brass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Squared Picture Frame in Laminate and Bamboo by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Big squared picture frame in laminate embellished with bamboo squares by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Bamboo, Glass, Laminate, Wood
Photo frame in decorated crystal and Brass Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Photo frame in decorated crystal and brass Italian Design 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$358 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Gold Frame Classic Pine Wood Frame Gilded 62x54cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful pinewood gold frame, high-quality frame in classic style, late 20th century.
Nice size of frame to be creative with, as a mirror, chalkboard, Christmas decoration or of co...
Category
European Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
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. ...
Category
Italian Empire Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Scalloped Round Picture Frame in White and Brown Horn Bone Inlaid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted round picture frame with scalloped white and brown buffalo horn bone inlaid.
Vintage round inlaid bone picture in Moorish Islamic style frame.
The frame is created from 3...
Category
Indian Islamic Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Bone, Horn
Squared Faux Bamboo Brass Picture Frame Attributed to Tommaso Barbi Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared picture frame in faux bamboo brass attributed to the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Picture Frame Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Attributed to Team Guzzini, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful picture frame in faux tortoiseshell lucite attributed to Team Guzzini.
The photograph is protected between two sheets of transparent acrylic that slide inside t...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Pair of Picture Frames in Lucite Ice Effect Willy Rizzo Style, Italy 1980s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of rectangular picture frames in lucite ice effect and glass in the style of Willy Rizzo.
Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Silk Scarf Pale Blue Gold Eiffel Tower Paris
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title:
Large Vintage Silk Scarf Pale Blue
Description:
Beautiful and rare vintage designer silk scarf.
Very pretty with multiple detailed p...
Category
French Rococo Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Silk
Midcentury Picture Frame in Steel Attributed to Christian Dior, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful oval picture frame in steel and Glass attributed to Christian Dior.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Steel
1970s Minimalist Italian Design Annotated Aluminum Photo Frame
Located in Palermo, Sicily
1970s Minimalist Italian design annotated aluminum photo frame.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Aluminum
$574 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Framed Portrait of Balinese Male Dancer Black & White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A vintage wood framed photograph from Bali, Indonesia with a glass front. The black & white photo captures a young balinese boy in traditional ceremonial attire rehearsing for a perf...
Category
Balinese Other Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Glass, Wood
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
French Modern Engraved Walnut Architectural & White Enamel Grid Pattern Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Engraved Walnut Architectural & White Enamel Grid Pattern Frame
France, Circa 1960s
Holds a 4-inch x 6.5 inch Photo
A good example of French design, this enamel grid pattern frame is now available for sale. Meticulously crafted with exquisite attention to detail, this frame showcases the perfect fusion of traditional elegance and contemporary style.
The frame's engraved walnut construction exudes warmth and sophistication, while the architectural design adds a touch of modernity. The intricate engravings are a testament to the craftsmanship of French artisans, capturing the eye with their intricate patterns and delicate detailing.
The white enamel grid pattern that adorns the frame creates a captivating contrast against the rich walnut wood. This striking combination of materials and textures adds depth and visual interest, making it a standout piece in any room.
The frame's generous size allows for versatile use, accommodating various artwork, photographs, or mirrors. Whether displayed as a standalone statement piece or as part of a curated gallery...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Smythson English Leather Picture Frame
By Smythson of Bond Street
Located in Chicago, IL
English navy blue leather picture frame with hand-painted gold accents by Smythson of Bond Street.
7 1/4"H x 5 1/4"W x 4"D (stand out)
Category
English Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Leather
Vintage Italain Brass Multi-Photo Frame with Wood Backing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sophisticated mid-century modern multi-photo frame featuring a polished brass front with five compartments of varying sizes, perfect for displaying a curated collection of photograph...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas, Saussay, France, 1975
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*If you're interested in this item and have any questions, please contact us. Many items are on clearance. We welcome serious offers.
Oil painting on canvas, 1970s Saussay, France, ...
Category
French Other Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Other
$756 Sale Price
29% Off
Picture Frame Wood Chrome E Glass Felice Antonio Botta Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Picture frame in burl wood, chrome and glass by the Italian designer Felice Antonio Botta. Made in Italy in the 1974.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Small shaped Picture Frame 2 oval portrait Plum Purple color enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small shaped frame for 2 oval photographs in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche in Art Nouveau style. External dimensions cm. 5.2 x 7 int...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame Sterling Silver Octagonal Yellow Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamels on guillochè. Modern contemporary style. Exterior 17 x 18.5 cm, interior for round photo d...
Category
Italian Modern Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Seguso Vetri D'arte Murano White Color Art Glass Midcentury Picture Frame, 1990
Located in Roma, Lazio
Splendid Murano frame signed Seguso Vetri D'arte Murano, in brass and transparent glass and white filigree. Refinement and class as in the Murano style, unique pieces of their kind t...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
Photo Frame Empire Style Squared Shape Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Gold-plated 925/1000 silver square photo frame with fire-enamelled Empire-style leaves on a rounded edge. External dimensions cm. 9 x 9, internal cm. 7.7 x 7.7. Weight gr. 87. Design...
Category
Italian Baroque Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame Louis XVI Green and sky blue, French Empire style Sterling Silver
Located in Firenze, FI
This stunning Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Picture Frame Louis XVI has a squared shape with green and sky blue color for the fire enameled surface on guilloche and h...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Gucci Horsebit Picture Frame, Brass, Nickel, Signed
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
Gucci Horsebit picture frame, brass, nickel, signed. Stirrup form photo frame finished in brass and nickel. The display opening is 5.63 inches in height by 5.75 inches wide. The four...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Picture Frame with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone enamel stripes on guilloché and fine hand engravings French Empire style. With 2 oval photo holders, internal ...
Category
Italian Empire Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame Art Deco Chinese influence Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling firings at approximately 750° < 800° C.
It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include:
manufacturer's mark: 391FI
metal mark fineness:925
Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif".
With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe.
Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style.
Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai).
Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations.
Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag.
About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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...
Category
Italian Napoleon III Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
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. ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame White flowers hand painted miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver and gold plated 24 carats.
Picture Frame has white fired enamels on guilloché.
Picture Frame has an hand-painted floral miniature by the ...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Picture Frame Black high relief engraving grape leaves Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame Black high relief is in 925/1000 sterling silver .
Picture Frame Black high relief has black fired enamels.
Picture Frame Black high relief has fine high relief engravi...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photo Frame Bordeaux Enamel Empire style ornaments Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped oval photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External dimensions cm. 13.5 x...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photo Frame Triptych hinged shaped frame for 3 photographs Blue Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Triptych hinged shaped frame for 3 photographs in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and ornaments in French Louis XVI Empi...
Category
Italian Louis XVI Vintage Late 20th Century Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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