Arts and Craft Mid-18th Century Engraved Sterling Silver Box

London early 20th century sterling silver bowl by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths This elegant bowl has a finely floral carved drawn made by the London jewelers...

This contemporary vase in silver plate, with details in signed solid silver (the four feet and decorative freizes on the two opposite sides) is a table accessories designed by DD Dim...

This beautiful covered cup was painted with grace and reproducing a variety of flowers, butterflies and natural elements very detailed. Golden profiles. A joyful to look at it, a pie...

The iron coffer, fully original in every part of it, was forged and handcrafted in German in the 1610. Complete with key. Full working iron mechanisms. It ...

Chinese Export Silver Table Box of rectangular shape, embossed and chased with prunus decoration on a "cracked-ice" background and with a single oval vacant cartouche on the hinged l...

Dramatic, richly embellished, silver-plated, hinge-top box featuring the ancient Coat of Arms for the Spanish kingdom of Castile and Leon. The whole atop lion-form feet.

A remarkable intricately designed, handcrafted silver box, circa 1880s. We were told that this box is sterling silver and that the makers mark "M" is that of "M. Mayer". Maurice MAYER was a very prestigious silversmith. Research shows that he was an "Orfèvre de l'Empereur", Napoleon Bonaparte, 1860-1870. The Minerva hallmarks are not visible, may have been rubbed off from use and cleaning. No documentation. This intricately carved box depicts the romantic poem of Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose). Comes with the original lock and key. Le Roman de la Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris circa 1230 and completed, in a different style, circa 1270-1280, by Jean de Meun, builds on the concept of courtly love found in the poetry of the troubadours. The authors create a complex allegory of the romance between the Lover and the Rose. In the quest to pick the Rose (to achieve the conquest of love), the flower and its attendants represent the Lady and her sentiments while being wooed. In the first part of the poem, written by de Lorris, the Lover recounts his dream, ending with the winning of a kiss from the Lady. In the dream, the Lover discovers a walled garden and gains entrance thanks to a beautiful young woman. He meets Diversion and dancers who represent courtly values such as Beauty and Generosity. A tour of the garden brings him to a beautiful bed of roses by the Fountain of Love...

Carved silver box, 20th century. Small silver box carved with a great variety of motifs, all belonging to different artistic traditions based on Ro...