Engraved Decorative Objects

Sterling silver vase with a sinuous and classic shape. The vase was made from a 925 silver plate and subsequently embossed with a design depicting a flowering branch. The very fine...

This exceptional carriage timepiece made by one of Englands greatest clockmakers is highly unusual. The single fusee eight day movement regulated by a large fully jewelled lever esca...

The “Swan Song” ceremonial centerpiece captures the elegance and grace of swans through an extraordinary composition of sterling silver, 24K gold vermeil, luminous hot enamel, 24K go...

Rectangular frame with a convex shaped upper side in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver and translucent fired enamel on guilloché, with external and internal borders in the French ...

Rectangular/octagonal table box in 925 silver. The box was completely handmade in Florence at the end of the last century. Engraved with floral and abstract motifs, it has been fin...

Mid-Century Elegance: Rectangular Guilloché Enamel Frame by Renato Salimbeni This refined rectangular photo frame is an exquisite example of the Salimbeni atelier’s mastery, blendin...

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 frame with concave corners for oval photo in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver, with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and engraving in the French Empire style Lou...

Large baroque style sterling silver vase. The body of the vase has been masterfully embossed with shells, flowers and volutes, typical of the Baroque style. Still in the body of the ...

This limited edition, twin-handled "Remembrance" vase commemorates the life and 26-year reign of King George V. Created after the King's death in 1936 by...

This early 19th century Swiss gold vinaigrette has the charming addition of a musical mechanism. The entire box is crafted of 14-karat yellow gold envelo...

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enameled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon...

Venetian early 20th century, age Art Nouveau, large amphora vase attributed Salviati Murano glass, amber color, etched with floral motifs.

A large American silver spirit flask, by Tiffany & Co., circa 1880, Edward C Moore era, one side chased with hunting scenes, the reverse with cartouche on...

Antique (19th century) centerpiece flower vase, finely sculpted, cast in gilt bronze, depicting standing herons (or storks or cranes) among foliage, mounted on oval shaped base with ...

A fine and rare 19th century sterling silver snuff box made specifically for the Great Exhibition of 1851, held at the Crystal Palace in Londo...

Exceptional table cigar or cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plated, and decorated with translucent two-tone striped fired enamels over guilloché engraving. Finely hand...

Large Pair of Murano 'Scavo' & Iron Trumpet Vases Attributed Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, Circa 1980s A exquisite large pair of Murano 'Scavo' & Iron Trumpet Vases, attributed...

Table clock in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on a sunburst guilloché, with various ornaments in Napoleon III Empire style, late 19th century. The...

Victorian Classical brilliant-cut glass candy jar, ca 1890. Drum-form with diaper ground and same central wide band with stars and ferns; faceted shoulder and everted rim with flush ...

A Radiant Octagonal Frame in Guilloché Enamel by Franco Salimbeni This exceptional octagonal frame is a masterclass in contemporary Italian craftsmanship, where the ancient art of g...

Oval frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-color translucent strips fire-enameled on guillochè and hand-engraving and with French Empire Napoleon III style ornament...

Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting the Head of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Dimensions cm. 5.5 x 7 x 1.8. Weight gr. 105. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1975 in Art Deco style and executed in numerous specimens, at the specific request of the firm Tiffany & Co., in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for sustaining numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 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...

Personal pocket magnifying glass in 925/1000 silver with translucent enamel in two-tone stripes on guilloche and hand-engraved in the French Empire Napoleon III style, second half of...

Table clock in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloché and fine hand engravings. The clock has a base of cm. 4 x 10 and is rectangular cm. 8 x...

An 18th century mahogany and ormolu mounted bell top bracket clock. The 8-day movement with finely engraved back plate and the full brass dial signed Pennington, Drury Lane Circa 178...

Émile Gallé (1846–1904) Vase with Botanical Decoration and Metallic Inclusions Rare multi-layered glass vase displaying rich golden-yellow and olive-green tones, enhanced by remarkab...

An Antique German Engraved Pewter Jar, 18th Century Description: The jug features a lidded design, and the lid is adorned with a figural element of a lamb, adding to its decorative ...

Pot of Majolica 1930, signed Ginori model 1208-3130, accompanied by an authentic archives Gio' Ponti.

Square external photo frame for oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and oval border ornament in French Empire Napoleon III s...

These Beautiful Italian 18th Century Black & White Engravings on Laid Paper Feature the Portrait of Female Statues, these pieces have been professionally Framed using all new Mat...

Large shaped photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamel on guillochè and with various ornaments in Louis XVI French Empire style and 4...

Shaped snuffbox in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on a guilloche pattern and a hand-painted floral miniature, with fine hand-engravings on the si...

Transport yourself to the elegance of the 19th Century with this exquisite English Sterling Silver Covered Top and brilliant Cut Glass Perfume Bottle. The perfume bottle showcases...

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 ...

American Art Nouveau glass vase with engraved silver overlay, ca 1900. Tapering cylindrical neck and bellied bowl. Overlay in form windswept buds and blooms and entwined tendrils. Sh...

A Nécessaire case designed by Cartier. This is a fantastic nécessaire case box created in Paris France during the Edwardian period by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1900....

An exceptional antique Art Nouveau solid brass letter opener (paper knife) dating to circa 1900s, originating from Western Europe (France/Belgium).Cast in heavy solid brass with a su...

A desk compendium of unusually large size. This eight day clock, barometer and thermometer housed in a nickel and gilt case and mounted on a black marble base is of exceptional quali...

Large rectangular photo frame in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamels fired on guilloche in two colors, in a modern contemporary style. External cm. 18 x 22,...

Silver, gilded and enamelled frame with scroll designs and blue enamels. At regular and symmetrical intervals, ovals with flower motifs different from each other were completely han...

A desk ruler made of gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver, featuring an inlay of genuine malachite (a semiprecious stone). Available as a standalone piece or as part of a desk set; d...

Rectangular frame for oval photo in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on a guilloché pattern with Fabergé Russian Empire style ornaments from the lat...

A desk magnifying glass made of 925/1000 sterling silver, with a handle featuring translucent fired enamel over a guilloché pattern with an Art Deco-style geometric design. The lens ...

An art deco guilloche enamel box designed by Deakin & Francis. This is a fabulous squared antique case-box, created in the city of Birmingham England at the silversmiths of Deakin &...

Solid silver jewelry box. This box was made completely by hand, rectangular parallelepiped. To detach it and elevate it from the support surface, 4 small feet made with the casting t...

Rectangular table frame with feet for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, with borders and ornaments in the ...

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...

Gorgeous Italian solid silver vase. Body made in one piece without welding. Embossed and chiseled, of rare beauty and precision. Two important handles made of fusion and finely chiseled were welded onto the vase. The inside of the vase has been gilded in thickness with a non-glossy technique in order to make the overhangs visible and appreciable also on the inside. The vase was marked with the "800" but it was not possible to identify the master silversmith On both sides, the names of the owners of the vase, Maria and Gianni, have been engraved by hand Weight: 1184 grams Sizes: Height cm. 30 at the handles Height cm. 23 vase Width cm. 33 at the handles Width cm. 18 vase.

Small metal brass Middle Eastern Egyptian Islamic magic bowl hand-etched and hammered with Moorish designs repoussé. Early 20th century Islamic brass vessel bowl. Engraved and hand-c...

19th Century Islamic Brass Qalamdan Inkwell with Calligraphy, Persia/Turkey A finely crafted 19th-century Islamic qalamdan (pen case with inkwell), executed in solid brass and richly...

A 19th century brass decorated Islamic Moorish Qalamdan. The Qalamdan is in solid brass, decorated on all sides with Arabic calligraphy writing. It consists of an inkwell and a pen...

19th century English Oak Liquor Bottle Case with brass Chubb lock and brass handle engraved with Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. relative to Captain Edward Jo...

Small rounded round frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External diameter 7 cm, internal 5 cm. Weigh...

Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine miniature fired enamelled with an image of “fox hunti...

Handcrafted in 925 sterling silver and fine Bohemian crystal, this sculptural Art Nouveau centerpiece vase "Crystal Reverie" is an original decorative art creation inspired by the ce...

External rectangular oval photo frame in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche and French Empire Napoleon III style ornaments. External measurements cm. 1...

Rare Engine Turned Design The Sewing Box of slight sarcophagus shape stood upon four turned ribbed feet. The Sewing Box tapers up to the convex raised lid and features scrolling fl...

Italian sterling silver vase with engraved iris flowers, entirely handmade. The body is cylindrical with a slightly flared base carved directly from the slab. This makes the vase mor...

An exceptionally fine French Art Nouveau letter opener, sculpted with a dramatic high-relief motif of an iris blossom embracing a serene maiden's profile. Originating from France, t...