Revival Objets d'Art and Vertu

European pill box with blue enamel. Gorgeous oval pill box, created in Europe back in the 1930. This box has been crafted in the baroque revival style, in solid yellow gold of 18 ka...

This lovely cross/pendant is 1870 Etruscan and is made in 14k yellow gold. This cross contains beautiful engravings all over the cross providing exquisite detail and design. This cross also features a large bale at the top of the cross so this cross can also be worn as a pendant, or hung up somewhere as a reminder of your faith. The back of the cross is engraved “Ian, Love Don” but this can be changed to your special message of your choosing. The incredible craftsmanship and unique design of this cross ensure it will remain notable for many years to come. 1870 Etruscan Cross...

This very imaginative and artistically crafted Italian Mid-20th Century perfume amulet is in the form of an ancient Egyptian head. The beautiful ...

A fine antique, small-scale rectangular dresser box. In 800 silver. By the German silversmiths Storck & Sinsheimer of Hanau, Germany. With a conforming, hinged lid and repoussé de...

A rare pair of Renaissance Revival Vienna silver, enamel and rock crystal spoons. Marked for Hermann Ratzersdorfer. Each with an elaborate gilt and ...

A fine antique Shiebler Etruscan Revival bookmark. In sterling silver. In the form of a heart with a cameo profile of a woman to the center. Simpl...

Rare and very ornate pair of French 19th century gilt brass altar candlesticks. The candlesticks are beautifully decorated with foliage and geometric design. Triangle base with winge...

Desk Pen & pencil cup holder designed by Bvlgari. Beautiful vintage piece with fluted patterns, created in Rome Italy by the luxury house of Bulgari...

An objet de Vertu designed by Roberto Legnazzi. An incredible over sized piece, created in Alessandria Italy at the jewelry atelier of Roberto Legnazzi, back in the 1970's. This is a fabulous objet de vertu piece to be exhibited in any desk or place. Has been carefully crafted with strong orientalism patterns in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. It is embellished with a nice selection of calibrated white colorless diamonds and is mount with an incredible extra large piece of natural coral, carved with Japanese motifs and the figure of a standing Quan Yin. The blade is made in the shape of a samurai katana sword. Diamonds: Mount in a flush setting, with 60 round brilliant cut diamonds, 1.82 carats, white colorless E/F color, VS-2 Clarity. Coral: Mount on top, with 1 piece of coral, carved with orientalism motifs. Onyx: Accented with, 1 oval double cabochon cut carved from black onyx. Weight: 334.95 Grams, (214.72 Dwt). Measurements: 454.66 mm by 142.75 mm (17.90 x 5.62 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark associated to Roberto Legnazzi, the Italian mark for the gold assay signed, "18KT .750 *1932AL". Roberto Legnazzi The Legnazzi company represents the fourth generation of a family of jewelers who creates jewelry since 1911 in his workshop in Valenza. The style Legnazzi is a bright example of Italian jewelry tradition and has been able to perpetuate itself over time thanks to the elegance that expresses in his creations. They was always looking for innovation and with a great attention to detail, they seek to satisfy the tastes of a sophisticated international clientele. His exquisite jewels are popular not only in Italy but all over the world. The atelier of Roberto Legnazzi was one of the master enamellers of the David Webb Company back in the 1970's. Actually his jewelry atelier is located at the Corso Giacomo Matteotti, 2, Valenza Alessandria. Orientalism In Art In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world. These depictions are usually made by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicts the Middle East, and it was one of the many specialties of 19th-century academic art, and the literature of Western countries was influenced by a similar interest in Oriental themes. Objets De Vertu Ojects de vertu, objects of virtu or objects of vertu, are small luxury objects which are not termed jewelry in the strictest sense of the word, meaning that they are worn on the person. These include minaudieres, cigarette cases, golden lighters...

Gorgeous Enamel and Bronze Centerpiece Plate by Studio Del Campo Made in Italy, Signed on Bottom 11.75" x 11.75" Piece is in Good Vintage Condition. Some minor shelf wear and sticker...

This large 1860's Austro-Hungarian antique cross pendant is set with many turquoise and garnet gemstones. The four cabochon cut garnet stones on front of the cross are all set in rai...

Absolutely stunning details on this antique renaissance revival 800 silver purse frame which is handmade most likely in Norway featuring dragons, snakes, bird sitting in an foliage . Purse is in Henrik...

Très belle croix française en or 18 carats ornée de 5 citrines taillées à pans coupés, chacune en serti clos agrémentée de petites griffes. Ce sertissage perlé apporte une touche d’é...

A fine silver & enamel table box or casket. With stylized floral & vine work throughout, raised circular enameled cabochons on all sides, and raised bracket feet. The interior is ...

This one of a kind turquoise faience flying scarab encircles your wrist with its silver wings . Amulets in the shape of scarab beetles were used in Egypt ...

A rare Russian enameled silver-gilt dip pen from the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, of gilded silver with cloisonné enameled scrolling foliage within...

A fine antique Austrian rock crystal, silver, and enamel pricket candlestick. In the Renaissance Revival style. With sections of rock crystal joined by silver (and one brass?) bands. The metal bands have finely detailed blue enamel decoration throughout. Apparently unmarked. Simply a wonderful rock crystal candlestick! Date: Mid to Late-19th Century, or earlier. Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no repairs noted. Condition Details: There are some losses to the enameling, some bends & indentations to the silver pricket...

A fine antique Italian compact. In 800 silver. With enamel decoration depicting two women in a forest with a dog - one playing a guitar while the oth...

A very fine Renaissance Revival table box or casket. In solid silver (likely 800 fine). Likely by Gebrüder Neumann or Storck & Sinsheimer of Hanau, Germany. (Storck & Sinsheimer ex...

In silvered bronze, a table medallion commemorating Nicholas and Alexandra’s visit to Paris to lay the first stone on the Alexander III bridge in 1896, w...

Pyramid Yellow Gold 18k Charm. Egyptian Revival. Total height: 0.79 inch (2.00 centimeters) including bail. Total weight: 5.22 grams

A large buckle in neo-renaissance style depicting the birth of Venus in silver with a damescened iron and gold mounting, signed: Antonio Cortelazzo, Italian, Vicenza, circa 1850. we...

A wonderful figural sterling silver letter in the form of a one hump camel. The camel wears a wry expression on its face and has a finely detailed, sculptural quality. This is...

Antique French Gothic arch form gilt bronze vanity mirror 19th Century. Finely detailed gilded bronze with unusual trefoil design and beautiful antique gold patina. Easel back with ...

A large silver Neo Renaissance desk seal or presse papier in the form a Renaissance ring with an octahedron diamond set in a quatrefoil bezel. The shank is h...

Leaf Yellow Gold 18k Pendant Charm. Egyptian revival. Total length: 0.79 inch (2.00 centimeters) including bail. Total weight: 1.26 grams.

Fish Yellow Gold 18k Charm. Egyptian revival. Total length: 0.83 inch (2.10 centimeters) including bail. Total weight: 1.71 grams

A wonderful Roman Revival bowl by E F Caldwell, one New York's most important historical design firm. The bowl has a raised frieze-like decoration around it's circumference, rosette...

Aries Silver Pendant Charm. Egyptian revival. Total height: 0.83 inch (2.10 centimeters). Total length: 1.26 inch (3.20 centimeters). Total weight: 12.13 grams.

This champagne cover belongs to our collection “K-over Art”. The oeuvre was manufactured by a Japanese artist who wanted to celebrate her homeland. Indeed, she chiselled on a pure si...

From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Alexander II, the cover and sides of the trompe l'oeil silver tankard chased to simulate oak woodgrain, enhanced with horizontal polished silver gilt bands. The hinged cover has a crenelated edge surrounding a circle of dots like the rivets of an oak barrel. With curved handle and thumbpiece, with original gilded interior. By Sazikov, with the Imperial Warrant, St. Petersburg, 1859, assaymaster Eduard Fedorovich Brandenburg, stamped with the maker's mark in full in Cyrillic. 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high including thumbpiece. Literature: Beyond Fabergé: Imperial Russian Jewelry by Marie Betteley and David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Schiffer, 2020, page 309. Supplier to the Imperial court and founded during the reign of Catherine the Great in the centre of Moscow, Sazikov was one of the earliest and finest silver firms in Russia. In the 1820s Sazikov introduced historicism in Russian silver by producing objects with historical motifs or imitating ancient styles. Decades before Fabergé, the firm excelled in the Style Russe...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Black Starr and Gorham STYLE / REFERENCE: Gothic Motif METAL / MATERIAL: Nickle Finished CIRCA: 1940s/ 50s MOVEMENT / CALIBER: High Grade 15 Jewels Swiss Made DIAL / HANDS: Silvered Roman / Filigree Hands DIMENSIONS: Length 16 Inches tall X Diameter 9 Inches Wide / 40cm X 23cm (box 17" X 11") WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement. This is am impressive wall clock sold by one of the premier American jewelry houses. Remarkably it comes with its original box, in excellent condition. Black, Starr and Frost are considered America's oldest jewelry house. They merged with Gorham, one of America's oldest silver companies in 1929. Just in time for the Great Depression. This clock, or rather weather station as it is normally called, appears to have never been used. It was likely made in Switzerland of the finest materials some time mid century. Gothic in style while dating to later part of the Art Deco Era This would be an impressive piece in entry of an elegant old home. Or, conversely it would look great in an ultra modern entry...

These polished sterling silver wings dangle from your ear, inspired by the Goddess Isis who was worshiped in Ancient Egypt for being the ideal mother and ...