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Technique: Hand-Carved
Table Box Sterling Silver Striped Paillons in pure Gold and flowers Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine floral miniature fired enamelled by the painter Ren...
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1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold

Cigarette Case fired Enamel stripes in Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled stripes in Art Deco style. With “lost” hinge, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm. 10.5 x 15 x 2.3. Weight gr. 548. Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1980s, manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick and thick slabs reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 800° C. 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 catalogue...
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Powder Case for Handbag Black and Red Enamel Art Deco Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Powder case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and red fired enamel. Opening with spring button. Ground mirror and retina inside. Measure cm. 7.3 x 7.3 x 1.5. Weight ...
Category

1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Baroque Style Green Table Box with Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Baroque style shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving interspersed with spaces with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and a beautiful h...
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1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Fired Black and Red Enamel Art Deco Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions cm. 10.4 x 13.4 x 3.2. Weight gr. 530. Designed by Giorgio Sali...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Blue and Light Blue Stripes Guillochè and Enamel Sterling Silver Salim
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels with guillochè stripes and hand-engraved motifs. George V E...
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1970s Italian George IV Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Enamel and Guilloche Striped Border Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and internal striped border with French Empire Louis XVI style interweavin...
Category

1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Art Deco Style Black and White Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Black with white milk design Rectangular photo frame in 800/1000 silver gold plated with fire enamels. External cm. 13.4 x 17.4 Internal cm. 9 x 13. Weight gr. 199. Created in Art De...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Pen Holder Fire Enamel Miniatures Hand Painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table pen holder with long ballpoint pen in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine fire-enamelled miniatures hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli in Arabic style ...
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1990s Italian Islamic Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box in Malachite with Hinged Frame Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box in malachite with hinged frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated. The malachite is a large single whole slab on the lid and the stone design becomes...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Malachite, Sterling Silver

Table Box Magnificent Arabian Horse Fired Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped rectangular table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-etched fire-enameled engraving painted like lapis lazuli stone and beautiful miniature hand-enamel...
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1970s Italian Islamic Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Fountain Pen Sterling Silver and 14kt Gold Nib Fire-Enamel Art Deco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Fountain p en in 925/1000 sterling silver and 14 kt gold nib, with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Diameter mm. 11, length cm. 14. Silver weight gr. 53. . Designed by Giorgio Salimbe...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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

1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Square Table Clock Art Deco Inspired by Louis Cartier Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table clock with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions cm. 11.8 x 11.8. Silver weight gr. 449. Swiss mechanical movement ...
Category

1970s Italian Islamic Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Fired Enamel Guillochè and Hand Engravings Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with very fine hand-engraving Baroque style on the lid, fire-enamelled in 2 colours. In the center an ancient oval plate...
Category

1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Frame for 2 Photographs Fired Enamel on Guillochè Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped frame for 2 photographs in sterling Silver 925/1000 gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniatures. Viennese Art Nouveau style seco...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Uillochè Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with edges with fire - enamelled stripes and upper frame with insertion of paillons in pure gold and beautRectangular iful fire-enam...
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1960s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Frame for Oval Photo Borders in Louis XVI French Empire Style Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè and with various ornamen...
Category

1980s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Art Deco Style Inspired by Louis Cartier Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular Table Box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire Enamel Art Deco design. Dimensions cm. 9 x 11 x 2.8. Weight gr. 324. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

France Lyon 1838 By Armand Caillat Neoclassical Hoilier Cruet Set .950 Sterling
By Thomas-Joseph Armand-Cailliat
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Cruet set designed by Armand Caillat (1822-1901). Very nice French neo-classical piece from the period of the king Louis Phillipe (1830-1848). This handsome and elegant ...
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1830s French Neoclassical Antique Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Photo Frame Art Deco Design Inspired by Louis Cartier Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
1395-5575- Rectangular photo frame with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Internal dimensions cm. 8.5 x 12.5 external cm. 13.5 x 17.5. ...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Circa 1970s Sterling Silver Compote
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience the beauty of our Circa 1970s Sterling Silver Compote, showcasing an intricate and delicate design. This decorative piece is a timeless addition to your home, ready to be ...
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1970s German British Colonial Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

English Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet with Heart Lock Antique Bracelet, 1960s
Located in Hampshire, GB
Open curb link bracelet with heart padlock clasp hung a variety of charms, including, a fire engine, motorcycle, trolley bus, doctor’s bag, dunce hat, barrel organ and an engagement ring with a jewel on top. A Lovely English sterling silver double-link charm bracelet with a safety chain. There are Twenty-Nine charms The bracelet is in excellent condition, with scratching as expected. We have given the bracelet a light clean. 96g total gross weight. Condition Excellent condition. This is a fabulous vintage 1960s silver charm...
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Mid-20th Century English Early Victorian Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver

Table Box Enamel on Guilloche Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides. In the center, a beautiful hand painted tempera miniature on a vegetable ivory plate depicting the portrait of a 19th century lady, signed by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani. Dimensions cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 618. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 and manufactured in Florence in some specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 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 ivory...
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Enamel, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

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

1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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

1970s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette Case Fired Enamel with Still Life Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enamelled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing a "still life" by the Flemish painter Willem Claes Heda. Dimensions cm. 5.7 x 9 x 1.7. Weight gr. 174. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1969 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 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 ivory...
Category

1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Fired Enamel on Guillochè Arab-Style Ornament Sterling Silver Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with hand-engraved and enamelled Arab-style ornament. Dimensio...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Fired Enamel with Two-Tone Stripes on Guillochè and Hand Engravings
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular frame with oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel with two-tone stripes on guillochè and hand engravings. External dimensions cm...
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1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Hand-Engraved Frame and Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with a beautiful hand-engraved and fire-enamelled frame and in the center a beautiful hand painted miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres "Odalisque with slave". Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 12.3 x 3.3. Weight gr. 671. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1979 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 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...
Category

1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Enamel on Guilloche and Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimb
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with inward corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enameled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana depicting the painting "The Turkish slave" by Francesco Mazzola known as "il Parmigianino" (National Gallery of Parma). Dimensions cm. 8.5 x 11.5 x 3. Weight gr. 345. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1965 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various different subjects, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enameled firings at about 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 ivory...
Category

1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat about 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...
Category

1990s Italian Art Deco Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Photo Frame Two-Tone Fired Enamel on Guillochè Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver S
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
Category

1980s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Simone Dainelli inspired by the paintings of Boris Vallejo, in fantastic contemporary style, with hand-engraved frame. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 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 ivory...
Category

1960s Italian Modern Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

William Burwash Early 19th C. Goldwash Sterling Silver Vegetable Serving Dishes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Giallo is opening his personal vault to sell a collection of his treasured antiques he's held on for so long. About item Item originally bought by Vito at Sotheby's Auction, ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Animalier Pattern Frame hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fired enamel spotted tiger fur type in a modern contemporary style. External measurements cm. 14 x 17.5, i...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Square Table Frame White and Blue Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamels on guillochè, with bord...
Category

1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Orange Square Table Framel French Empire Napoleon III Style Sterling Silver Enam
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with edges in French Empire Napoleon III style. External cm. 18 x 18, internal c...
Category

1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Black Oval Photo Frame Baroque Style Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval photograph frame, shaped edge in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand engraving, interspersed with black fired enamel in Baroque style. External cm. 7.4 x 11.3. W...
Category

1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Glasses Silver Drink Markers Set
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
An unusual silver drink markers set, with twelve different little pretty animals: from Italy Florence - Belfiore silverware. They are perfect miniatur...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Other Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of a Court Jester
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of a Court Jester Germany, Early 20th Century A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of the Court Jester, holding ...
Category

20th Century German Renaissance Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Russian Empire Fabergè style Rectangular photo frame with 2 oval borders and orn
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with 2 oval borders internal size cm. 4 x 5.2 and ornaments with festoons a...
Category

1970s Italian Other Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver

Table Clock Small Round 3 Cabochon Pink Tourmalines Sterling Silver White Enamel
Located in Firenze, FI
Small round table clock with cylindrical feet in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with 3 cabochon pink tourmalines diameter mm. 4. “Heb...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Louis XVI White Photo Frame Sterling Silver Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of a garland of flowers with oval border interna...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon' Germany, Early 20th Century A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
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20th Century German Renaissance Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

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Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Photo Frame with Interlacements in French Empire Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and with convex border with enamelled lines, on which are applied interlace...
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1980s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Round Photo Frame Miniature of garlands of flowers Art Nouveau style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of garlands of flowers in t...
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Red Photo Frame French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, with French Empire Louis XVI style border and rich ornamentation around th...
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1980s Italian Empire Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box Octagonal Light Blue Fired Enamel and Miniature Madame Drouais on Sali
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and beautiful hand-painted enamelled miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the portrait of Madame Drouais painted by her husband Francois Hubert in 1785 and conserved in the Louvre Museum. Fine hand-engravings on the sides. French Empire style. Measure cm. 8x8x3.7. Weight gr. 285. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1989 and manufactured in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous eamelled firings at high heat at about 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...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Salimbeni Snuff Box Type Soapbar Sterling Silver Smooth Polished
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuffbox Soap-type in 925/1000 silver smooth glossy. French Empire Napoleon III style, second half of the 19th century. Measurements cm. 5 x 7 x 1.8. Weight gr. 54. Designed in 1930 by our father, the soap box was part of two proposals commissioned by a wealthy client. The difficulty of implementation, despite being the favorite, discourages the production. Then in 1973 Giorgio Salimbeni decided to create this specimen following the original design. On the edge of the lid, the Sterling Silver trademarks and our official and legal representative are evident. The Salimbeni company The current company SALIMBENI s.n.c. of Franco and Giorgio Salimbeni of Florence originated in the year 1891, founded by a German: Ernesto Otto Abele who, coming from Pforzheim, a German city at the forefront for prestigious works in finely worked precious metal, thought to combine German technique with Florentine taste firmly rooted in its Renaissance traditions. Mr. Abele and his Florentine partners Corrado Lotti and Dino Naldi, soon established themselves for a highly qualified craftsmanship, characterized by a production that included a vast assortment of gift items with careful refinement in materials combined with precious metal: Bohemian glassware...
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1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare & Important Antique English Hester Bateman Sterling Silver Large Salver
Located in Charleston, SC
An extremely large and important Antique English hallmarked heavyweight Sterling Silver Round, Footed Salver or Waiter with maker's marks for the famous and highly collected female s...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th C. French Sterling Silver Carving Set with Stand (Fork, Knife, Bone Holder)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Giallo is opening his personal vault to sell a collection of his treasured antiques he's held on for so long. ABOUT ITEM 19th C. French Sterling Silver Carving Set...
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Early 19th Century Antique Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

Salimbeni Striped Cigarette Case, oval section Sterling Silver natural.
Located in Firenze, FI
Striped cigarette case, oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver, button and spring opening, early 20th century Art Deco style. Measurements cm. 9.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 Weight gr. 125. Desig...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Tiffany & Co Late 19th C. Sterling Silver Goldwash Japanese Audubon Berry Spoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Giallo is opening his personal vault to sell a collection of his treasured antiques he's held on for so long. ABOUT ITEM Tiffany & Co Late 19th C. Sterling Silver Goldwash Japanese Audubon Berry Spoon. Japanese was the first Tiffany pattern...
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1870s American Antique Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Pure Sterling Silver Purse Bottle Perfume Art Deco style untreated Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Guilloché engravings with sunburst in English Art Deco style, for this delightful perfume holder with Salimbeni brand in pure untreated Sterling silver. Sterling Silver 925, with its...
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1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Snuffbox Pocket Sterling Silver Gold Paillons Lilies of France Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular oval shape pocket snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue fired enamel on guillochè and with the insertion of pure gold "paillons" in the s...
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1960s Italian Louis XIV Vintage Hand-Carved Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold

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