Embossed Decorative Objects

An Italian tan leather jewelry box with gold embossed fleur-de-lis design on top, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Box, with its demi-line (halfmoon) shape, has an all-tan leather exte...

An Italian blue and gold leather jewelry box with removable tray and key/lock, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Leather box is blue leather with decorative edge, gold embossed tooling ...

“God in the heart, Love in the arms, Makes the bed pleasant and warm, Since 1713.” Translated in English ,-those poetic and symbolic in nature, charming German inscription are encirc...

An Italian leather box, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Leather is brown with gold tooling detail on top and around exterior edge. A great piece to hold jewelry (demonstrated) or smal...

A rare survivor this standing Picture frame . Brown Leather , Gold embossed . Silk insert . Good condition .

Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes' This exquisite faux book or tome box is a remarkable piece of decorative art, blending meticulous crafts...

Beautiful antique Majolica plate or shallow bowl by Villeroy & Boch Schramberg, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. The glazed ceramic plate features a richly modelled...

A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in...

Add a touch of vintage charm to your jewellery collection with this beautiful swan ring holder. Crafted from high-quality metal with silver plating, it is the perfect addition to any...

A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in...

A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...

A handmade wooden jewellery box with a lid and lock, it is perfectly designed and created in a suitable size for keeping valuables inside. The top of this box has leaf patterns and l...

This elegant box was handcrafted in the last 15 years of the 19th century. It is made out of leather, wood and fabric. The four sloping compartments suggest that this box was used fo...

Antique Victorian Silver-Plated Folding Biscuit Box, Shell Form, Sheffield, c. 1890 This exceptional antique Victorian silver-plated folding biscuit box is a rare and highly decorat...

Antique Islamic Brass Chased Embossed Magic Bowl Indo Persian Mughal Brass Dish. Antique 19th century round brass magic bowl, nicely handcrafted and hand-hammered with Arabic writing. Middle Eastern...

A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp attributed to Jacopo and Lodovico del Duca. Featuring an important Lockplate and Hasp designed circa 1570, exact date of manufacture unknown, attributed to the late 16th century Roman foundry of Jacopo 1520-1604) and Ludovico (1551-1601) del Duca, with no apparent signatures or hallmarks which is typical of the era, but we did not remove it and inspect the back. Boxes such as this hand various uses but were frequently used by merchants as a writing box - slope during travel and trade, as a small coffer - strong box for storing important documents, money and valuables, as well as a jewelry casket. This hand-crafted European drop-front box dates to the late 19th century, signed L'PUPLET, adorned with a significantly older Italian fine quality cast bronze lockplate with intricate Renaissance era reliefs, including figures, coat-of-arms, and elongated hasp, mounted on a chest of drawers form solid wooden case, wrapped in exotic Japanesque embossed and gilded metallic paper, having a locking fall-front panel with original key included, opening to reveal three interior drawers, all lined in red velvet. circa 1875 The visually striking textured wallpaper covering the box's exterior displays bamboo, birds, and flowers in the oriental Japanesque taste popular in Europe in the 1860s and 1870s following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858 and the ensuing Japonisme craze. To the interior of the fall front panel is a gilt circular stamp with the somewhat obscured name of the workshop or store (likely) "L'PUPLET" and the city "Burxelles" which is in Brussels, indicating the box was likely made or retailed there. Marks to box: L'PUPLET, BRUXELLES Inscription: 13, 14, 15 (Interior drawers inscribed on the verso of their backboards in script from top to bottom, respectively) Provenance / Acquisition: The origin of the elaborate lockplate with hasp on the front of the piece is more intriguing. At least 76 lockplates of this design have been recorded in major museums, private collections, and in the antiques trade across the Western World. For example, lockplates of this pattern are in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the State Museum of Prussian Cultural Heritage in Berlin, the Museum Cicico in Bologna, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Museo di Palazzo Venezia in Rome, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[1] Specialists in Renaissance bronzes, especially Charles Avery...

We are happy to offer you this brass-hammered menorah. With Hanukkah just a few weeks away, now is the time to treat yourself to a gorgeous new brass menorah. It has a hammered finish that is contemporary and yet classic. So light up your home and the festival with this beauty! Approximate Height 30 - 35 cm. We sell several of these candle holders through a year and because these items are unique individual handcrafted they would have a slight diffrences on each one. Rare Antique Solid Brass 7-Branch Menorah, Heavy Sweden Hanukkah Candelabrum, Jewish Candle...

A vintage Italian red burgundy leather jewelry box in a demi-lune (half-moon) shape, hand-applied gold embossing/tooling on top/lid, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Shown hol...

French Art Deco footed urn shaped frosted glass perfume bottle (BOUQET DE FAUNES by GUERLAIN) with four mythical faun heads in high relief around the body, and a flattened stopper wi...

This exquisite Bitossi candle holder embodies the vibrant spirit of mid-20th-century Italian ceramics, particularly from the iconic Rimini Blu collection designed by Aldo Londi. Craf...

Vintage woven wicker octagonal basket with fluted opening with inset circular lid above a wooden framed wicker body with two woven handles and embossed brass banding bearing a geomet...

Sterling silver vase holder, completely handmade in Florence, Italy in the artisan silversmith workshop of Silver Fashion Silvan, The shape of the body is very rounded, hand-worked w...

A Pair of large, artistically created birds for table decor and silver-plated peacocks are ideal for a coffee table, sideboards, or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Rege...

Add a touch of vintage charm to your dinner table with this beautiful swan napkin holder. Crafted from high-quality metal with silver, it is the perfect addition to any home decor. T...

This is a French patinated bronze metal round trinket lidded box. It depicts a pierced round metal box decorated with a relief of foliages. The lid is ad...

Traditional English Victorian sterling silver picture frame, 1992. Round window in shaped surround with embossed leafing scrollwork, cherubs, and diaper; at top, scrolled cartouche (...

French Art Deco round green-tinted glass bottle with an oval base, a head of a girl in a hat embossed in center and a hat-shaped stopper.

More information coming soon… Known as a coffret a courrier, this French letter box would have been used in the 1700s to conceal private papers or valuables. The leather exterior i...

Decorative pumpkin-shaped 800 solid silver box. The body of the box is round and has been embossed and chiseled with the typical stripes of the pumpkin. The knob is cast and has th...

More information coming soon… Dating to the early 1900s, this French letter box has tan leather with black faux marbling. The angled lid lifts to reveal three slots, each lined wit...

We are happy to offer you this brass-hammered menorah. With Hanukkah just a few weeks away, now is the time to treat yourself to a gorgeous new brass menorah. It has a hammered finish that is contemporary and yet classic. So light up your home and the festival with this beauty! Approximate Height 30 - 35cm. We sell several of these candle holders through a year and because these items are unique individual handcrafted they would have a slight diffrences on each one. Vintage Style Brass 9-Branch Menorah, Israel Hanukkah Candelabrum, Jewish Candle...

Czechoslovakian style Art Deco green-tinted glass perfume bottle with an indented flower design and a clear glass tiara stopper embossed with flowers.

Early 19th Century German 13 Loth Silver Repoussé Landscape Box, Hanau, Circa 1820 Measures: 2.25" W x 1.5" D x 0.75" H / 62 Grams A finely worked small silver box crafted in 13 l...

1960s Italian Wood Box Covered In Leather With Tooled Gold Leaf Accents Tooled border designs accent the various shapes of this exquisite box Wood feet ...

This is an Italian bronzed metal square hinged lidded music box. It depicts a lid decorated in the center with a 19th century hand painted portrait of Madame Recamier adorned with a ...

Harlequin Pop Up Secret Compartment From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Coromandel and Satinwood lined Writing Box by Fisher. The Writing Box of re...

This small treasure box from the late 19th century exemplifies the lavish splendor of the Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) decorative arts, finished with intricate surface embellishment and ...

Art Deco style vintage urn-shaped green glazed ceramic vase with an embossed line pattern around the top

This is a 15 jewels Swiss round clock. It depicts an enamel round frontal panel painted with a colorful beautiful bouquet of flowers framed by gilded bronze Roman numerals dial. In t...

An oval Italian rich dark brown leather jewelry box with gold embossed design, circa mid-20th century, 1940s - 1950s, Italy. Box, with its oval shape, has a dark brown leather exteri...

Stunning workmanship bucket with Lion's crest and showing the outdoor activities of Dutch farmers. In the Dutch Biedermeier era this handcrafted coal bucket would have graced the fi...

Large antique 19th century or before brass Middle Eastern Persian Islamic style footed bowl finely and heavily hand-etched and embossed with brass repousse and decorated with calligraphic decoration inscriptions medallions. A large Mamluk style brass bowl, hammered and engraved brass, with slightly rounded base, inverted sides narrowing to rim, the exterior engraved with a large honorific thuluth inscription, alternating with roundels containing blazons. Islamic work from the the 19th century, in the style of Mamluk productions. Handcrafted and embossed with geometric designs and Arabic writing on brass vessel. Great brass decorative collectible Islamic metal...

This striking Mid-Century Modern candle holder was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche as part of the iconic "Rimini Blu" series. Crafted in Italy during the 1960s, this handmade ceramic chamberstick features a vibrant blue glaze with characteristic embossed geometric decorations around the body. The piece has a central candle socket with a surrounding dish to catch wax drips and a raised handle, reminiscent of antique chambersticks...

The whole casket is richly decorated. Standing on lions paw feet adorned with baroque motifs the scene on top depicts cupid stood beside two lovers (possibly) Daphne and Apollo. The ...

Add a touch of vintage charm to your jewellery collection with this beautiful swan ring holder. Crafted from high-quality metal with gold/silver plating, it is the perfect addition t...

Beautiful and rare tall 30cm/12" embossed vase in vibrant 'Rhimini' blue and turquoise by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968. A great piece of vintage, mid-century handmade Italian pottery. Very rare size to find. Shape number 727/30. We have more rare Bitossi...

One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942). Alfred Daguet was a French craftsman/metalsmith, active around the early 1900s and who specia...

Very charming Mid-Century small rectangular Italian hand crafted box in leather and gold embossed with fleur-de-lis decoration. This tiny box can be used to store your favorite piece...

Charming Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box in red leather and gold embossed with fleur-de-lis decoration. This box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a s...

Imperial Russian Silver-Gilt Depicting Icon of Madonna and Child, 19th Century The silver surface of the rizza is adorned with intricate embossing and engraving, creating a textured...

A large George IV silver sideboard dish, made by Joseph Angell II, 1828 English, early 19th century Diameter 75cm, depth 10cm This magnifice...

An antique, grand tour, Italian hand painted and transfer ware majolica handled vase with panels depicting Ancient Greek Society, handles in the shape of winged griffin's and grotesq...

Pair of Arts & Crafts McCoy School art pottery floor vases feature collar with embossed swags and bows and periwinkle blue glazing, 20th century. Measures: 27" height x 11"dia...

Stunning quality large antique Royal Doulton vase, having a stunning antique Royal Doulton slaters vase, decorated to the centre with blue an...

This is an Italian bronze small rectangular jewelry/vanity portrait box. It depicts an embossed bronze lid decorated in the center with a hand painted 19th century round portrait of ...

This is a Royal Copenhagen Baca vase designed by Nils Thorsson. The vase is characterized by its square form and intricate geometric and abstract motifs, typical of Thorsson's style....

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...

Monumental mid-century hammered copper wall panel depicting a dancing African warrior with spear and shield, in the style of Gabriel Kalumba Tshung-Manu. Richly patinated surface wit...

Midcentury Leather Embossed Rectangular Box For Jewelry, Cards etc. Italy, circa 1950s. The box is gold embossed decoration banner and lions and is si...

This is a Renaissance style gilt bronze rectangular casket lidded box. It depicts embossed decoration of scrolls of acanthus leaves, birds flowers and hearts around the whole box. In the center of the lid, there is a “cameo” or relief of the profile of a gentleman with a beard. Inside, the box is covered with purple velvet fabric in the lid. It is divided in different sizes and shapes of compartments with glass tray and two inkwell bottles...