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Material: Enamel
Vintage Blue Serving Cart by Richard Schultz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage outdoor serving cart in rich blue enamel tiers in a white metal frame. Designed by Richard Schultz in 1966 for Knoll.
Richard Schultz crea...
Category
1960s American Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Japanese enamel brass vase featuring an elongated body with rounded shoulders and wide short neck. The surface is skillfully decorated with a polychrome cloisonne enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
1960s Pair of Harvey Probber Copper & Mahogany Flower-Top Side Tables
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Deisgned and made by American design icon Harvey Probber, this pair of side tables have solid mahogany construction and the rare flower design on the top. This was a collaboration wi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Art Nouveau - Art & Craft Sterling Silver Enamel Photograph Frame, Cymric 1903
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Nouveau - Art & craft sterling silver enamel photograph frame - William Hutton & Sons 1903.
William Hutton & Sons silver and enamel square photo frame...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Enamel Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Victorian Greyhound Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our range of silver boxes and cases.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver cigarette case has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners.
This antique cigarette case has a subtly curved form proffering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets.
The anterior cover is embellished with an exceptional hot enamel scene depicting two greyhound style canines in a rural setting.
The posterior surface of the case is ornamented with the contemporary engraved initials 'G.W.C.R' and the date '11th Feby 1886'
The rounded sides of this cigarette case are plain and unembellished.
This antique enamel cigarette case...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies Goto
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese gilt copper lidded jar with cloisonne enamel design.
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Pink Jar With Dragons And Phoenix Birds
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality antique Japanese cloisonne enamel lidded jar from the Meiji period, standing on a foot and featuring a lush decor with mythical animals and floral motifs on a pink bac...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
French Black Enamel Vintage Industrial Sconces Wall Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French Factory wall light by GAL, France
black enamel, white interior
diameter cast iron wall piece: 12 cm, 3 holes to secure
Weight: 5.30 kg / 11.7 lb
Priced per individua...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Set of Four Golf-Themed Enamel Boxes – Halcyon Days & Limoges Collectibles
By Halcyon Days
Located in Morristown, NJ
Set of Four Golf-Themed Enamel Boxes – Halcyon Days & Limoges Collectibles
This charming set of four golf-themed enamel boxes includes three English Halcyon Days pieces and one Limoges, France box, making it a perfect collection for golf enthusiasts and collectors of fine enamelware. Each piece is crafted with exquisite detailing and hand-painted designs celebrating golf's rich history and playful spirit.
1. Halcyon Days "William Innes & Blackheath Golf Club" Enamel Box
Design: Features William Innes, a Member of Parliament and Captain of the Society of Golfers in 1778 at the Royal Blackheath Golf Club.
Interior: The inside lid bears the inscription, referencing a painting by Lemuel Francis Abbot, along with a note about King James I introducing golf to England from Scotland in 1608.
Exterior: Decorated with vintage golf illustrations, bordered by green and gold accents.
Base: Marked Halcyon Days Enamels, England.
Original box retained.
2. Halcyon Days "The Old Course, St. Andrews" Enamel Box
Design: Features an elegant map of the Old Course at St. Andrews, the world’s most famous golf course.
Interior: Inscribed with historical details about St. Andrews, including its role in the Open Championship and the founding of The Royal and Ancient Club House in 1854.
Base: Marked Halcyon Days Enamels, England.
Original box retained.
3. Halcyon Days "Golfing Teddy Bears" Enamel Box
Design: A whimsical hand-painted scene of two teddy bears playing golf, one in a striped referee shirt and the other in red golf attire.
Interior: Features a black-and-white illustration of a teddy bear holding a golf club.
Base: Marked Halcyon Days Enamels, England.
4. Limoges "Lady Golfer" Hand-Painted Enamel Box
Design: Features a female golfer in a classic plaid skirt and yellow sweater, preparing for a swing while her caddie watches nearby.
Interior: Painted with a small golf ball on a tee.
Backstamp: Marked "Limoges France - Peint Main" (Hand-Painted) with a golf club illustration.
Set Features:
✔ Hand-Painted & Hand-Decorated
✔ Fine English & French Enamelware
✔ Historical & Whimsical Golf Themes
✔ Perfect for Collectors & Golf Lovers
✔ Excellent Condition – Includes Original Box for St. Andrews Piece
This set celebrates the tradition, history, and charm of golf, making it a fantastic addition to any golf memorabilia collection or fine enamelware display.
Dimensions:
2"dia x 1.25"h (Two larger Halcyon Days Boxes...
Category
Late 20th Century English Country Enamel Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Table Box pure gold paillons and fired enamel miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire enamels, with pure gold “paillons” on the upper circle, fine fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Br...
Category
1960s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Elephant Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Austrian cold painted bronze lamp. The 16” tall lamp with middle eastern motif, feature a large, bronze elephant being ridden by a ma...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Hyper Rare Rembrandt Lamp! Mid Century Modern "Three Wishes* Coin Wishing Well
Located in Peoria, AZ
COVETED REMBRANDT!
REMBRANDT MCM LAMP!
Hyper Rare "3 Wishes" Lamp
Three Coins in the Wishing Well
An Impossible Find!
Fifties fun at its Finest!
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT: 31" SHADE: 18"
WHITE LINEN SHADE
CIRCA 1953
WOW! This lamp is one of those once in a lifetime acquisitions! The "3 Wishes" lamp is named for the 3 coins being dropped into the wishing well! The brass "spray" from the coins hitting the water is a marvelous mid century design flourish!
Lighting folklore has it that the owner of this lamp is afforded three wishes...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Japanese Flowers Butterfly Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese enamel over metal vase. The vase has a globular shaped body and a wide neck with a fluted mouth. The exterior of the ware is enameled with a polychrome design depicting bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Judith Daner Enamel on Copper Artwork Wall Panel Egyptians, a pair
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artworks created by Judith Daner. This lovely pair of decorative panels features two tile plaques mounted together on the original oak...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Three Large 1950s Italian Directional Lights
Located in New York, NY
A rare set of three Italian 1950s wall/ceiling Directional lights. The lights are of aged brass painted enamel. The light head pivots vertically. Rewired.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Midcentury Italian Pendant Lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Italian pendant lamp manufactured in the 1960s. White enameled aluminium reflective shade, brass plated arm, white stem and canopy. 150 watts T3 typ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Megaron Black Enamel Floor Lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide
Located in New York, NY
This tall and strikingly minimal Mid-Century Modernist Megaron Floor Lamp in Black Enamel by Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide originates from Italy, Circa 1979. Formed in curved meta...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Art deco Mannequin Buste Siegel Deposé Bruxelles
By Siegel Paris
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Art Deco Siegel plaster bust, advertising D&W underwear for woman, Corsets, 1930-1940. Manufacture "Siegel" deposé Bruxelles inscribed below the bust. Beautiful decorative obje...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
English Silver and Enamel Two-Tiered Freedom Casket, Dated 1899
Located in New York, NY
The freedom box is marked on the side in enamel stating "This casket - to contain the diploma of the honorary freedom of the city of Exeter - was presented...
Category
1890s Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Vintage Japanese Small Black Tea Pot Enamel Kettle
By Copco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Japanese made small Tea Pot Black Enamel Wood Handle
unmarked
Approximately 7.3 x 6.1 x 5.0 inches
Preowned vintage
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Enamel Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in New York, NY
archaistic motif on yellow ground
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Enamel Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
A Pair of Chinese Silver Filigree Enameled Foo Dogs on Carved Wood Stands
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Chinese Silver Filigree Enameled Foo Dogs on Carved Wood Stands. Each foo dog is made up of very fine silver strands which have been weaved together creating an elaborate ...
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pocket Cigarette Case Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salim
Located in Firenze, FI
6238-7239- Pocket cigarette case with spring button in 925/1000 fire-enamelled sterling silver with beautiful vessel miniature hand-painted by th...
Category
1990s Italian Empire Enamel Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Case Hunting Dogs Miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and fine miniature hand painted...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
An Exceptional French Japonisme Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Five Piece Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
An Exceptional French Japonisme Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Five-Piece Clock Set, In the Manner of Edouard Lièvre, circa 1870, Paris.
This extraordinary French Japonisme clock set, ...
Category
19th Century French Japonisme Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper vase. The exterior of the ware is adorned with polychrome enamel panels representing blossoming flowers, plants and butt...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Set of Two Japanese Cloissoné Vases Meiji Era Dragon and Pheonix
Located in Knivsta, SE
A pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel vases. Meiji era Japan (1867-1912), a period marked by rapid transformation of Japanese traditional society into a global power. The period of gro...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Qing Chinese Silver Enamelled Highly Detailed Dragon Ashtray. Jade Rim
Located in London, GB
Vintage Chinese Silver Enamelled Highly Detailed Dragon Ashtray With Jade Rim
In Fabric Covered Box
Dimensions:
16 x 11 cm
Condition: Beautiful as pict...
Category
19th Century Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Tin
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of matching Japanese cast metal and cloisonne enamel vases richly decorated with polychrome floral ornaments on a black ground. Unmarked. Dated circa the late 19th century, Me...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A Fine Unusual Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Kogo Box and Cover By Inaba
Located in London, GB
A Fine Unusual Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Kogo Box and Cover signed by Inaba
Meiji Period.
Worked in gold wire and decorated all over with swirls and flowers on dark blue...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Port Round Wall Mirror — Blackened Steel — Handmade in Britain — 800dia
Located in Washington, GB
A minimal, circular wall mirror in blackened steel. Hand crafted in the North to order. Custom sizes and finishes are available.
Supplied with two screw fixing points to rear face....
Category
2010s British Minimalist Enamel Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Brass, Copper, Steel, M...
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantle Clock Garniture Set
Located in Forney, TX
A luxurious French Louis XVI style gilt bronze ormolu and alabaster (onyx-marble) three piece mantle clock and garniture set, possibly attributed to Raingo Freres.
The fine quality antique originating in France in the late 19th century, exquisite Parisian work, exceptionally executed in opulent, elegant, and sophisticated King Louis XVI style, timeless neoclassical taste, comprising: classical architectural case mantel clock, having pointed bronze doré finial, flanked by scrolled foliates and lyre motifs, fancy enamel dial with Arabic numerals, inscribed F. Lapointe, Paris, eight-day time-and-strike movement signed Samuel Marti 1900 (Paris, 1870-1890), original Apollo mask sun-burst pendulum hanging below clock drum, flanked by matched pair of two arm candlestick garnitures, each with matching scrolled foliates and lyre finial, tapering column support with two candle nozzles, rising on stepped molded base, terminating in patinated brass disc feet.
Markings:
Pendulum stamped "R" "1721" ormolu on clock & garnitures stamped "1321"; possibly attributed to R. Freres / Raingo Freres.
Dial signed by French enameller "F. Lapointe, Paris"
Movement stamped by the firm of well-known French clockmaker Samuel Marti et Cie, Paris, second half of 19th century.
Dimensions: (approx)
As pictured:
18.5" High, 36" Wide, 5.5" Deep; 27.5 lbs total.
Clock:
18.5" High, 13" Wide, 5.5" Deep;
Candelabra garnitures: (each)
12" High, 8" Wide, 4.25" Deep;
Condition:
Presents splendidly. Great original unrestored antique condition. Currently not operating as it's lacking a suspension spring. Retaining bell, pendulum, and key. Losses to decorative elements. Wear consistent with age and use.
To ensure the clock arrives as beautiful as it leaves here, and due to the rather delicate nature of antique clocks...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Small shaped Picture Frame Four-leaf clover turquoise Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Four-leaf clover shaped frame for oval photo in 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver with translucent turquoise fired enamel on guilloche, modern contemporary style. External cm. 8.5...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Champleve Bronze Tabletop Vanity Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Our beautiful antique (late 19th century) mirror finely crafted from bronze with champleve enamel designs and beveled glass measures 18 inches tall and is in very good condition. De...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
English Edwardian Enamel Novelty Picture Frame with Pencil 1922
Located in New York, NY
English Edwardian sterling silver and enamel picture frame, 1922. Rectangular window in same surround with arched top and silver sides. On front painted enamel flowers and shaped silver cartouche (vacant) on green guilloche ground between silver borders. Silver pencil in side-mounted cylinder. With glass, silk lining, and stained-wood back and hinged easel support. Pencil marked “Sterling Silver / Made in England...
Category
1920s British Edwardian Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pedro Friedeberg Silver Gilt Vintage Hand Clock
Located in Westport, CT
Pedro Friedeberg handcrafted silver leaf hand clock, vintage early 1960s, with original label from dated service inside, 1969.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Red enamel cassrole by Timo Sarpaneva. Made in Finland by Rosenlew ca 1960-70s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Cassrole designed by Timo Sarpaneva. Made in Finland by Rosenlew ca 1960-70s. Made from cast iron with red and white opaque enamel. Original handle in sculpted teak. Total volume ins...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Small Picture Frame Round English style, early 1900s. Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small round frame with flat edge in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External diameter cm. 7.2, internal c...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Famille Verte Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Plate 18thC Famille Rose
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Kangxi plate is a truly exceptional piece of porcelain craftsmanship. It showcases an exquisite level of detail in its design, featuring a delicate chrysanthemum and pru...
Category
Early 1700s Chinese Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
1979 Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen PH 6 - 6 1/2 Charlottenborg Pendant Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a PH 6 - 6 1/2 Charlottenborg Pendant Light, initially designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen in Denmark in 1925. These examples date to ca. 1979. The listed price inc...
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Aluminum, Metal
Monarch Pendants
Located in Westport, CT
The wide brass band and dramatically scaled flared cone makes the Monarch a strong design statement. This design is strongly influenced by both French and Italian Mid-Century Moderni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Enamel Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Deco 1928 Ladies Compact by Richard Hudnut
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this excellent condition Art Deco ladies combination compact dating to 1928. This is a classic Art Deco Richard Hudnut Le Debut Cloisonné Powder, Rouge and Mirror Compact and is an absolute delight in every aspect and genuinely has appears never to have been used.
This compact features a black enamel lid with cream dotted accents; the back of the compact has a spider web machine-tooled finish to accent the octagonal shape of the compact. The case opens to a rouge compartment with a mirror in the lid that is behind a gold toned Art Deco decorated cover. The loose powder compartment is in the lower section of the compact; and it has a hinged and latched recessed door to hold a puff. This feature was a later addition to the initial solid powder product release of 1924 and has the patent date stamped on the underside of the hinged door reflecting an issue date of 1928. The original rouge is in untouched condition and still shows the embossed name Le Debut while the loose powder well is empty. Inside it is hallmarked "Le Debut", "Richard Hudnut" on the Art Deco mirror frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Charger Plate Bu
Located in New York, NY
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Charger Plate Butterflies
A high quality Japanese, enamel charger or plate. The plate is adorned with polychrome imag...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Viennese tabletop jewelry box or chest. Austria, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Viennese tabletop jewelry box or chest. Wood, enamels, bronze. Austria, second half of the 19th century.
Requires restoration.
Rectangular table...
Category
19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Other
Dutch 1920s Black Enamel Vintage Industrial Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1920s Rare Dutch vintage factory Pendant light.
Black enamel, white interior
Weight: 3.00 kg / 6.6 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Art Deco Bohemian Crystal Decanter and 6 Shot GlasseIn the Style Of Karl Palda
By Karl Palda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco Crystal Decanter and 6 shot glasses in the Style of Karl Palda. Without question a stunning and attention demanding addition to any cocktail hour, bar or simply as a decor...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Enamel Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Snuff Box perforated, with a fine round miniature Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated, embossed and hand-engraved lid, with a fine round miniature, diameter 3.8 cm, hand-painted in tempera on veg...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, circa 1780
Located in Basildon, GB
Antique 18th Century Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, decorated with pink enamel and gilt Rococo cartouche containing romantic figural and animal ...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Famille Rose Style, Fenghuang, Porcelain Hu Vase, Dragon Handles c 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Kangxi-style Chinese vase, crafted in China around the latter half of the twentieth century, around the 1960s.
The substantial porcelain vase was created in the 'Hu' shap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the admiral's brother, ordered 58 mourning rings for family and friends and every admiral and post-captain who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar . The ring is inscribed on the bezel ‘Trafalgar’; outside the hoop with Nelson’s motto in Latin, ‘Let him who earned it bear the palm [of victory]’, adopted by Nelson from a poem ‘Ad Ventos’ written in 1727 by John Jortin (1698-1770). Inside is the inscription ‘Lost to his country 21 October 1805, aged 47’. The initials N and B stand for Nelson and Bronte.
Admiral Nelson was given the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of Sicily and in 1801 became a Viscount. The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after the Battle of the Nile. Nelson was buried with full honours in St Paul's Cathedral. His cortege consisted of 32 admirals, over a hundred captains, and an escort of 10,000 soldiers.
This ring is an example of only fifty-eight that were made by Nelson's jeweller John Salter in 1806. Thirty-one were for Nelson's close family and friends, the rest for pall-bearers and other dignitaries (see The Nelson Dispatch, vol.3 pt.XII, oct.1990). Three similar examples of this ring are held extremely prestigious museums in the capital. One is in the Greenwich National Maritime Museum in London, another in The British Museum in London and another in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, exhibited in the Jewellery Gallery, case 23, no. 8.
The ring has a particularly special provenance, arguably like no other mourning ring of Admiral Nelson’s. The ring belonged to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The Reverend Alexander John Scott (1768-1840) was a British naval chaplain. He was appointed to the flagship H.M.S. Victory in 1803 where he served as private secretary to Lord Nelson. He was with Nelson when when he was shot on the quarter-deck of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805. Scott attended his dying chief in the cockpit of the flagship, receiving his last wishes. He refused to leave Nelson's body until it was brought back to England and placed in the coffin to lie in the Painted Hall Greenwich.
The ring, lock of hair and music book were passed down by the direct descendants of the Reverend Alexander John Scott's family and eventually gifted to the previous owners. The music book was a personal possession of the Reverend which gives watertight provenance of the person who owned the ring.
It is not clear exactly what Admiral Nelson’s last words really were although Scott documents Nelson’s last words to be “God and my country“. However, it is also recorded that a statement during his last hours was "Thank God I have done my duty.” Perhaps these two statements uttered in the last moments sound similar when mumbled by a feeble dying man. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy is that Scott remained by Admiral Nelson’s side as he died and his version is probably the most reliable.
The lock of hair is reputedly that of Lord Admiral Nelson. Without a DNA test there can be no conclusive proof of such. However, given that Reverend Alexander John Scott was with Nelson from the moment he was shot on the quarter-deck of H.M.S. Victory until the moment he was placed in his coffin, there is no reason to believe it is not a lock of Nelson’s hair.
It is difficult to overstate the significance and rarity of Nelson’s mourning rings. With only fifty-eight made, the vast majority of them were given to close family members and only a few were given to close friends. A close friend who receives a morning ring...
Category
19th Century English Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box, painted with figures and animals by classical ruins on a riverscape. 8.25" wide x 5.5" depth x 3.25" high
Category
18th Century English Rococo Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Jean Prouvé, Pair of Standard Chairs, model 306, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Pair of original "semi-metal" Standard chairs, model 306, designed by Jean Prouvé, and dating from around 1950.
Constructed from plywood with the original ribbed vinyl covering and...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilded Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French gilded bronze and white marble mantel clock of the period Louis XVI.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Enamel Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Sterling Salt Cellar with Spoon
By Leo Michelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful sterling silver salt cellar with emerald green enamel in the bowl and on the tip of the spoon. Both pieces are marked for A. Michelsen, STERLING, DENMARK. A beautiful add...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Chinese Red Cloisonné Zodiac Vases, with Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese red cloisonné zodiac vases, with stands, each one with gilt brass phoenix bird ring handles, with 'cracked ice' and floating animal medalli...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Enamel Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Qianlong Style Decorative Porcelain Plate, Blue and Yellow Enamel, China c.1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Chinese Qianlong style, blue and yellow enamelled porcelain charger plate, hand crafted in the 1980s
The decorative charger features a bold polychrome composition with cob...
Category
1980s Chinese Qing Vintage Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Art Nouveau Amphora Pottery Vase with Matte & Enamel Peony Flowers
By Amphora
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Art Nouveau amphora vase.
With matte & enamel peony flowers painted over a matte forest scene ground.
Form no. 523.
From th...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Enamel Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Green Verre Eglomisé Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Each with rectangular mirror plate within a green ground verre eglomise scalloped and arched surround overpainted with gilt decoration incorporating bird...
Category
20th Century Queen Anne Enamel Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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