Portuguese Objets d'Art and Vertu

18 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Bow Brooch Featuring 11 Old Mine Cut Diamonds Totaling Approximately 1.00 Carat. Finished Weight Is 4.1 Grams. 1.2 Inch...

This Victorian hair comb features a faux tortoiseshell body paired with a 14k gold border. The top of the comb is curved to provide it a graceful s...

Exceptional conical flask made of faceted crystal. The flask is set in an openwork mount made of gold and royal blue enamel and intricately sculpted with scrollwork motifs. A large m...

A cartouche-shaped gold box. The hinged lid, the base and the sides are chiseled with flowers and scrolls as well as rocaille patterns in slight relief. The lid has a chiseled bouque...

Simply Beautiful! Art Nouveau Pearl and Diamond Yellow Gold Lorgnettes, Antique folding Opera Glasses. Finely detailed Hand set with Baroque Pearls and accented with Diamonds. Measur...

We are delighted to this stunning and original pair of solid sterling silver Sheffield made 1996 Martini cocktail glasses A very good looking and decorative pair, talk about making ...

A very fine pair of Victorian sterling silver salt cellars. By Hunt & Roskell - the successors to Storr, Mortimer, and Hunt. With scrolled feet, lobed bodies, and a ribbed rim. Si...

A stunning antique late 19th century 14 karat gold and cut glass scent bottle. This is an absolute stunner with the chunky faceted cut reflect...

Introducing a timeless piece of elegance, the Tiffany & Co. Vintage Art Deco Sterling and yellow Gold Square Ruby Compact Makeup Case. This exquisite compact seamlessly fuses vintage...

Stylish sterling silver fruit stand made by Tiffany & Co. in New York in approximately 1930s. Signed Tiffany & Co. 30 New York 925 sterling

Perfume bottle designed by Jean-Louis Scherrer. Very rare and beautiful perfume bottle, created in Paris France by Jean Louis Scherrer, back in the late 20th century. This exotic perfume bottle was made as a promotion for the launching of his famous Scherrer 2 perfume in 1986. Carefully crafted in the art deco style with skyscraper patterns, in solid sterling silver of .925/.999 with high polished finish. Fitted with a lid and a pistil to applicate the perfume and scents. Weight: 130.95 Grams, (83.94 Dwt). Measurements: 86 mm by 24 mm by 18 mm (3.40 x 0.94 x 0.71 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, the silver assay mark, the maker's mark of SF inside a lozange cartouche, the edition number and signed, "JEAN LOUIS SCHERRER PARIS 925 Sterling #0202" Edition: Number 0202 from 1000 pieces produced. Jean-Louis Scherrer born in Paris in February. He was a Parisian fashion designer and couturier. Although he had name recognition and was known for his work, he is mainly noted for being the first couture designer to be sacked from their own-name label in 1992. Scherrer trained as a dancer at the Conservatoire de Paris until he injured his back, which put him out of action for three months. He then decided to focus on fashion design, and in 1956, joined Christian Dior as an assistant designer alongside Yves Saint Laurent. Following Dior's death in 1957, Scherrer worked under Saint Laurent, and then for Louis Féraud, before launching his own fashion house in 1962 on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré with the backing of Jacques Chabrol, a French millionaire. In the mid-1960s Scherrer had an agreement with the American department store Bergdorf Goodman to grant them exclusive rights to reproduce and resell his designs in the United States. His clients included Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Raquel Welch, who wore Scherrer animal-print dresses in the 1977 film L'Animal. By the 1980s, his work was known for its opulence and luxury, with many garments hand-beaded, embroidered and lavishly trimmed. His extremely expensive designs were popular with the wealthy wives of Middle East oil tycoons, but after the Gulf War...

This elegant Art Nouveau tie pin has been handcrafted out of 14 karat yellow gold. The strong and typical Art Nouveau line has been translated into a creation which uses a wide gold...