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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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.