Engraved Decorative Objects

A pair of Chinese ink boxes crafted from bronze, with engraved Chinese characters from the early 20th century. These items may also be used to store a ...

Pair of French Silver & Cut Glass Armorial Dresser Jars—AF Monogram, Bamboo Motif, 19th Century This elegant pair of French silver and cut glass dresser jars showcases exquisite cra...

An art-glass vase designed by Laila Von Wendel for Strömbergshyttan . This is a fabulous highly decorative glass vase created in Sweden by the art glass company of Strömbergshyttan,...

Chinese Blue & White & Incised Porcelain 'Jiangnan Mountain' Cylinder Vase, China, 19th Century  A rare and unique Chinese Blue and White Incised Porcelain 'Jiangnan Mountain' Cylin...

Cylindrical desk pen holder in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with two-tone vertical lines in fired enamel. Art Deco style, early 20th century. Diameter 5.5 cm, height 8 cm. We...

Table lamp with 5 lights in hand-cut crystal and bronze in patinated gold. This crystal table lamp is realized similar a candelabra only that instead the candel has the bulb-lamp. E...

Calamaio in Vetro Biedermeier Judaica di forma rotonda in vetro trasparente incamiciato con uno strato bianco ed uno blu. Sul corpo ci sono degli intagli di forma lineare ed ovale ch...

A very good 19th century Victorian sterling silver snuff box of oblong form, showing a hinged lid engraved with machined undulating wavy motifs, centred by a monogrammed shield-shaped cartouche, opening to a richly gilded interior with both the lid & base bearing Birmingham hallmarks...

Large Pair of French Gilt Bronze Hoof & Acanthus Sabots, France, circa 1900 6" H x 2.5" W x 2.25" D Interior Measurements: 4.75" h x 1.75" d x 1.5" w This striking large-scale pair...

Luxurious Desk Set Ballpoint pen, fountain pen and small pocket magnifying glass in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent polychrome fire enamels on guilloche in an early 1900s A...

19th-Century French Clodion-Style Bronzed Zinc Ewer with Bacchic Caryatid Handle A dramatic and richly modeled 19th-century French Clodion-style ewer, cast in bronzed zinc and conce...

Rectangular ceramic planter box featuring deeply carved relief panels depicting the biblical Adam and Eve narrative on front and back. The figural composition includes two human figu...

Inferno canto 20 : Diviners and Sorceres engraving by Salvador Dali. It describe a scene of the Divine comédie de Dante : And striking his head, he said: "I am thrown down here to suffer the flatteries of my tireless tongue". In 1950, the Italian government commissioned Dali to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s Divina Commedia...

THOMAS BRADBURY & SONS (Sheffield) - Fine quality Art Deco Britannia silver twin handled Christening cup - gently sloping sides - S shaped handles - 'CWST' Art Deco monogram within a...

Rectangular table box for cigarettes in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with hand-engraved design in Baroque style with two-tone fired enamels. Measure cm. 6.5 x 10.2 x 2. Weigh...

A pair of ‘Japonaise’ style silver plated and engraved glass decanters, in the Manner of Christofle. This charming pair of glass decanters are decorated in the 'Japonisme' style p...

This remarkable limited edition etched glass vase pays homage to Queen Mary of Teck, queen consort of Great Britain from 1910-1937. She reigned with her husband, King George V, through a period of great change for the country and served as a dedicated advisor to George through his ill health, the First World War and the political changes that arose as a result. Her intellect, calm demeanor and dedication to her husband and country made her popular with the public, and after her death, the ocean liners RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Mary 2...

Nice and large engraving by Etienne Charpentier (1705- 1764). It shows a view of the interior decoration of the gallery of the Hotel Villars. There are also some more technical elements in the lower part of the engraving. It is numbered 5.7. This interior is in a Louis XV rocailles system, recognisable by the multitude of curves and the numerous floral and shell motifs. It was inspired by the engraving made by David Blondel, the king's engraver. signed: Charpentier sculp Blondel inv Slight trace of wetness but good general condition Etienne Charpentier was a French engraver, publisher and print dealer...

Transport yourself to the elegance of the 19th Century with this exquisite English Sterling Silver Covered Top and Cranberry brilliant Cut Glass Pe...

Inferno canto 20 engraving by Salvador Dali. it describe a scene of the Divine comédie de Dante : And striking his head, he said: "I am thrown down here to suffer the flatteries of my tireless tongue". In 1950 the Italian government commissioned Dali to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s, Divina Commedia...

A Fine & important French bronze statue 8 day clock garniture in the Orientalist style, circa 1880. The 8 day clock with a time and strike mechanism, sounding the hours and half hours on a pleasant mellow sounding bell. The clock is house in a lavish bronze case heightened with silver gilt, to the top is an engraved 'Minaret' shaped finial and below a gallery of silvered and gilt bronze leaves. The white enamel clock dial having black Arabic numerals, the center of the dial with a bas relief of palm trees and figures below the sun and a fort to the background. The front of the clock is shaped like a Mihrab (a niche in a mosque), to the base is another bas relief an East Indian scene with gilded bronze figures holding muskets and spears, with an elephant and tiger...

Walker & Hall Attributed Art Nouveau Silverplate and Cut Glass Perfume Bottle, England, circa 1905 An exceptional English Art Nouveau perfume bottle, circa 1905, attributed to Walker & Hall. The hinged silver-plated lid is surmounted by a figural bust of a flowing-haired maiden, her hair pierced and stylized in an undulating manner strongly reminiscent of Gustav Klimt and the Viennese Secessionist aesthetic. This sensuous Art Nouveau nymph...

Pair of traditional English Neoclassical sterling silver covered urns, 1984. Each: Girdled bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll side handles and raised foot. Cover domed with gadroone...

Monumental Bronze Sea Turtle Sculpture on Marble Base, Late 20th Century A striking and highly sculptural bronze composition depicting two sea turtles in upward motion, one ascendin...

Pair Charles X Ormolu Candlesticks, France, 1825-1835, Attributed to Pierre-François Feuchère Workshop 11.5" high × 5" diameter A refined pair of French Charles X period ormolu ...

Grand Tour Bronze Reduction of Il Porcellino “Borghese Boar” Mounted on a Carved Alabaster Neoclassical Plinth Italy, 19th Century A finely cast Grand Tour bronze model of the celeb...

Carole Stupell Silvered & Gilt Bronze Foxhound Box, Signed & Italian-Made Italy, Late 20th Century Dimensions: 5" H x 5" W x 6.5" D Interior: 2.5" Diameter x 3.25" High Weigh...

Found in France, this signed François-Théodore Legras art glass vase dates from the 1920s. Dark taupe colored glass is acid engraved with abstract Art ...

1940's French silver plated pair vases design with engraved ornament on body

Riders on the Storm—Modern Cut Steel Western Cowboy Sculpture This powerful sculptural composition, titled Riders on the Storm, presents a dynamic procession of five mounted cowboys...

Trout jumping out of the water in sterling silver made in casting and finished with chisel and then burnished. Positioned on a crystal base that enhances its balance and elegance By...

Pair of red a blue crystal liquor bottles, with a pear-shaped shape with grinding of geometric engravings on the base and on the body giving a beautiful shine. Silver neck marked wit...

Austrian Belle Epoque silver plaque with Italian Renaissance portrait, ca 1900. Rectangular with chased and engraved Leonardesque woman. Marked.

Miniature in solid 800 silver reproducing D'Artagnan The miniature was made of solid silver with the fusion technique and subsequently finished with a chisel. The final finish was in natural, burnished silver and with 24kt gold details. Marble base By Geca Silversmith - MIlan - Italy for ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA Silver statuette representing Charles de Batz-Castelmore, comte d'Artagnan. In 1630, aged about 20, he went to Paris to join the French Guards on the recommendation of a relative of his mother, the lord of Tréville, who also appears in Dumas' novels as his protector . It was at this time that the young Charles decided to adopt the surname d'Artagnan, that of his mother's family. The paternal branch in fact belonged to the bourgeoisie, and Charles preferred to use the surname that would have given him more prestige. Thus it was that the royal d'Artagnan did 15 years of military service until Cardinal Mazarin...

An exceptionally fine pair of silver-plated candlesticks by renowned silversmiths Cailar Bayard. Founded in Paris by Noël Cailar and Pierre Bayard, the firm produced top-notch silver...

1970s Italian Brass Pear Form Lidded Table Box on Leaf Base A bold and playful 1970s Italian sculptural box in the form of a stylized pear, crafted in polished brass and resting on...

Large oval table jewelry box with shapes, Baroque style, in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver, with fine hand-engravings around green spaces enameled at high temperature and a lar...

Large shaped frame for a round and a rectangular photograph in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on a radial guilloché and rich friezes in the Russia...

American Brilliant Period Cut Glass and Gorham Sterling Silver Yacht Humidor, Dated July 4th, 1906 – “Issaquena” A rare and evocative example of American decorative arts, this super...

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...

Owl Vase in Ceramic / Sandstone designed in the 1970s. Enameled in a brown and beige color. Nice pyrite enamel giving it a random dotty effect, typical of the period. Minimal Zoo...

Sterling silver gold plated snuff box with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and monochrome blue hand-painted miniatures on five sides and fine hand engravings on all edges. Eng...

French Art Deco ball-shaped glass perfume bottle with a raised stars design and a flat round glass stopper engraved with the letter W (signed LALIQUE for Worth)

Swedish vase in metal, wood base and glass with engraved decor of stars. Handles with grape decor. Green and golden colored metal. Signs of use, some color loss. Patina due to ag...

Regency “Brighton Pavilion” Tea Caddy or Tobacco Box England, circa 1820–1830 5.5" H × 5" W × 3.5" D Cast in lead or pewter with remnants of original polychrome decoration in turquo...

Art Deco Wrought Iron Candleholder - Floral Ivy Candle Stick - France 1920s Rare and elegant candlestick, made of wrought iron, depicting ivy leaves, berries and branches. The cand...

Square snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated lid, embossed and engraved by hand, with fine round miniature diameter cm. 3.8 hand painted in tempera on veg...

Antique Brown Wood Repoussé Chased Engraved Silver Stamp Box Case Dogs Continental Wood, metal c. 1900 Dimensions: H x W x D: 4.5cm x 10cm x 5.5cm Crafted around 1900, this antique stamp box...

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silvere gold-plated with fine hand engravings and three-color fired enamels on guillochè also on the sides. Baroque style. Dimensions: 6 x ...

Amethyst crystal box with cut engravings and golden patinated bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this ...

Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Footed Shell Dish/Vide-Poche France, circa 1870s An exquisite Napoleon III Ormolu Mounted Footed Shell Dish/Vide-Poche from France, circa the 1870s. This...

Three Pairs of 19th C. English Brass Graduating Beehive Push-Up Candlesticks England, Late 19th Century A rare, complete graduating set of three matched pairs of late‑Victorian bee...

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....

Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded upper long sides, in 925/100 sterling silver and two-tone fire-enamelled stripes in a modern contemp...

A fine pair of antique 19th century French Art Nouveau fire gilded brass alter candlesticks having a style that is ornate, with textured backgrounds, suggesting a transitional Art No...

Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a fine hand-engrave...

Brush holders, or pen holders, from Japan made of wood at the beginning of the 20th century. Characters and landscapes are engraved in the wood, the color of which is black and the d...

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...

A very elegant & charming antique sterling silver miniature locket vinaigrette by James Fenton, Birmingham, 1872. This miniature vinaigrette would have been worn as a locket on a chain...

19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Satyr France, Circa 1875 A good quality 19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Saty...