Florence

This is a semi mechanical Ermisino fabric, similar to a shot taffeta. It is woven on an original loom from the 1850s. The Ermisino fabric belongs to the Antico Setificio Fiorentino a...

Print from the Collection Botanique Bulbacee representing Iris and Viola, enriched with blue colors and nuances of watercolor. Another different Bulbacee flowers prints are availabl...

A truly beautiful hand-blown Murano glass sommerso spherical candle holder or bowl hand-blown with decorative air bubbles throughout, attributed to the glass designer, Seguso. This b...

Questa maschera guatemalteca del inizio del XX secolo, scolpita in legno e utilizzata per la danza della Riconquista (Baila de la Conquista) , raffigura vividamente un uomo europeo, ...

• Carpet made to the original design of artist Giacomo Balla, one of the leading exponents of Italian Futurism. The drawing dates from the 1930s and is titled "Flowers + Space," sign...

This Chalet brass knob features a beautiful oak leaf design, perfect for adding a touch of nature-inspired charm to your furniture or cabinets. The high-quality brass material ensure...

The painting (with a Salvador Rosa-style gilded frame 88 x 116 cm) depicts a group of four children who are playing outside on a swinging seesaw; we are probably dealing with a prank, as can be seen by the satisfied expression of the child on the right at the expense of the one in the foreground, who seems to be supported by the others, perhaps because of the fear felt. They are dressed in the same way, with black or brown ankle boots and a kind of double-breasted jumpsuit with a rich lace collar reminiscent of the jabots of dames, blue for the one in the foreground, brick-colored for the other three. Children also look alike in the hair, typical of the period, and features, suggesting a kinship relationship. We find the same subject, for example, in Johann Zoffany...

Box shaped like a “quadri” playing card suit in 925/1000 sterling silver with red fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With internal hinge. Dimensions cm. 10.4 x 12.3 x 1.8. ...

Box shaped like a “spade” playing card suit in 925/1000 silver with black fired enamel in Art Deco style, early 1900s. With internal hinge. Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 10.7 x 1.8. Weight gr...

Inspired by the work of Escher, with Maurits we want to prove that a table doesn’t have to be antique to be an impressive testimony of craftsmanship. The marquetry table top in reclaimed Oak contains 222 rhombi cut from old Italian wine barrels. The brass legs compose a delicate inverse coronation. Handmade by master craftsmen in Tuscany, Italy. Standard base materials: black powder-coated iron and brass. Standard sizes: diameter 160 cm / 5'3" (suits 8...

The present work of art titled "Urban Abstraction (ripped off posters)" is part of a series of paintings that the artist composed in the 1980s and 1990s inspired by the observation of the urban reality of those years. The artist take the cue from his walks in Florence, both in the center and in the suburbs, and by the observation of billboards and posters scattered throughout the city. The mass of information, colors, messages and words were carried on the canvas with acrylic colors, ideally reconstructing the tears and overlaps of all the information and advertising contained on these huge sheets of paper that invade our cities. The geometric lines are overlaid with jagged lines, overlaps and color dripping and also the choice in the color palette, with different shades of white, gray, rose, orange red and blue helps in rendering the result of the tears and ripped paper. The result is a beautiful multicolored modern abstract canvas, both aesthetically and ethically, with many rich layers of color, texture and expression in which the artist leaves his own message. The painting is housed in a simple modern white lacquer wood frame. Andrea Spinelli...

This small Louis XV style gilt bronze candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi resumes the great taste of Rococò period decoration. A...

Centerpiece in blown Murano glass with black glass finishes in Art Deco style, "Pauly" model from the 1930s, with a stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated diameter cm. 2 height...

This Louis XV style gilt bronze and crystal ceiling light by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has four internal lights and it shows classical features of Rococò period. At the top there is a ...

Louis XV style gilt bronze wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is cast in the traditional manner with all the sumptuous movement of the Rococo period, having fourteen arms issuing ...

Housing 3 lights each, sitting in rare crystal bobeches. Double beaded with florets throughout. Adorning Murano fruit and colored balls. Back plates have the same bobeches. Will ...

This chandelier will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries. Housing 3 lights. . Bronze bows detail with great pat...

Elevate your décor with the captivating Hortus heliconia leaf wall light from our Hortus line in the eclectic collection. Expertly crafted from iron, this stunning wall light designe...

Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper. Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details. Light brown mat...

Background: Azure Subjects: Multicolor Designer: Marika Tardio Designed by hand in Digital Art Made in: Italy Printing support: Fine Art ( front 50% cellulose, back non-woven backing Greenguard Gold Inks, low emissions). Single roll width: 53cms Height: cut according to the height of the wall. *** About the design: Fine and very long stems run along the whole wall, to end up becoming super-light flowers of Lilium Lancifolium, best known as Tiger Lilies. After a careful look at these flowers' designs, it is possible to catch sight of colors and textures that are part of another reality: the ancient technique named Scagliola, the Art of Moonrock. The Fiori wallpaper is in fact freely inspired by this very ancient art, which consisted of the skillful workmanship of plaster. This was then used to replace more precious materials, such as Lapis Lazuli, Rose Quartz, and Aquamarine. The noble art of Scagliola is part of those artistic techniques that will arouse admiration and astonishment. “The Scagliola technique makes that kind of constant miracle of the consistent art of imitation possible”. Fiori is based on 5 different and dedicated backgrounds, which recall calmness and refinement. The palette is easily matchable to any style of interior: white ice, sage green, caffe latte...

Spectacular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche, in Art Nouveau style, and in the center a fine rectangul...

Wine glass with octagonal foot and stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamel on guilloche. Octagonal cup in blown Murano glass and gilded decoration with 1...

Elegant and refined print representing a vase of flowers and, precisely, a vase of light blue, white and yellow tulips. Four different vases prints are available to create a colour...

"Champagne" glass with round foot and stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. Crystal drinker in modern contemporary style. Measureme...

Housing 3 lights, will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate socket for all other countries. A rare example of Maison Baguès. Beaded throughout. ...

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...

This beautiful Sapphire and Double Diamond Halo cocktail ring is truly gorgeous. Nestled amongst multiple Diamonds the Sapphire is cushioned in the centre. The bright white natural...

Elevate your space with our exquisite 10-light chandelier, featuring a timeless bronze frame adorned with beautiful crystal drops. This chandelier perfectly blends classic design wit...

2-light applique in gold patinated bronze. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this applique is a modern reinter...

Italian Brutalist Travertine Marble Console Table. The Console is more like a piece of sculpture with finest Italian travertine marble in perfect proportion. The Brutalist Travertine...

Will be newly rewired using certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang! Housing 3 lights each, sitting on gold gilt wood su...

Academic studi of girl’s head. Charcoal on colored paper. By Enrico Reffo. This artwork is part of a collection of approximately twenty preparatory drawings, figure studies, and ske...

Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a guilloché with hand-engraved and enamelled ornament in Arabic style. D...

Spazio, the new and fascinating K-Over completely handcrafted by Lorenzo Foglia. The matte finish is perfect to underline the modern design. This Lorenzo Foglia K-OVER is an essent...

Clear crystal and French gold bronze side table with one legs and the temperated glass top. The parts in crystal are hand-carved. Each object i...

This is a great sculpture. Please check details on photo. It's part of a group of probably four figurines representing the four seasons. This is the spr...

Cristofano Rustici called il Rusticone was an artist active in Siena between the 16th and 17th century, son of Lorenzo Brazzi called il Rustico (Siena 1521-1572). Even if his artistic training started in the family workshop, he was mostly very influenced by the Flemish artist Bernhard van Rantwijk, who was also living in the Tuscan town at the same time. The subject of the four paintings are the Cardinal Virtues...

21st century equipped pedestal in golden bronze and the part of porcelain with pure gold decorations. This pedestal has got a brush-holder and the toilet roll...

Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass structure and elegant “candles” crafted fr...

Armored armoire in shiny black steel. Inside drawers in polished white bird’s-eye maple, 24-karat gold-plated brass accessories. Gun storage capacity.

Coppia di disegni che rientra pienamente nella tipologia degli studi detti "Accademia", che quindi erano la base della formazione degli allievi che frequentavano le Accademie di Bell...

21st century white decorated porcelain tray. This tray is simple and elegance in the same time. It's avaible to combine this tray with its dispenser, glass and soap dish. Each object...

I have two if interested, but this listing is for one only. Housing 3 lights each. Will be re-wired with appropriate UL US socket for the USA or certified socket for other countries ...

Measurements with frame: 87 x 69 cm The Ademollian tempera, which can be dated roughly between the first and third decades of the 19th century, illustrates two episodes of war and mo...

A hardstone cameo depicting a cupid in silver and gold collet settings. The size cameo is 0.7 x 1.1 cm Size 7 Weight: 5.59 g

The oval cameo carved of white and black agate to depict a young maiden in three-quarters profile, with fine detailing to the flowing hair, jewelry and Empire style dress...

Enhance your space with the exquisite Lemongrass Leaf Brunch Wall Sconce from our Hortus line in the eclectic collection. Designed by the creative Cecilia Pantaleo, crafted from iron...

We are happy to present our latest creation: our Merry Christmas champagne bottle cover. This K-Over is perfect to celebrate the most magical and happiest time of the year. Your sp...

This French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi chandelier features best...

Armored jewelry safe covered in polished carbon on 4 sides. Drawers in white leather, inside is lined for jewelry and watches with pull out necklace holder...

Beautiful print that is part of a series of two, representing 2 different views of an ancient Italian vase of Villa Ghigi. It is printed with an antique press and colored by our best...

Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 silver with geometric design and fire-enameled with Chinese influence style. External cm. Internal 11.6 x 14.6 cm. 6 x 9. Weight gr. 194. Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s. Manufactured in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with high thickness plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enamelling firings at approximately 750° < 800° C. It is a new object that has never been used but is considered vintage because it was built more than 20 years ago. The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include: manufacturer's mark: 391FI metal mark fineness:925 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. 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...

Square snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated lid, embossed and engraved by hand, with fine round miniature diameter cm. 3.8 hand painted in tempera on veg...

Egg 4 Picture frames is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg 4 Picture frames has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg 4 Picture fr...

vintage old mine cut diamond solitaire in 18k white gold ,covered by 17 single old mine cut diamonds . circa 1950. the central old mine cut approximately 0.70 it is accented with 17 ...

Il Pezzo 12 is a female figure suspended in the air, carrying in her womb the light. It’s nimble, refined, addictive. The solid clearest crystal, brilliantly illuminated by two LEDs,...

These heavy bowls are commonly attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Flavio Poli as a designer. I suspect also Cenedese made some. The glass is partially blown after casing layers ...

Elegant solid cherry chest of drawers, hand-carved. Its structure has a front that curves downwards, which also extends to the sides, and is equipped with two ergonomic drawers ideal...

Background: Seaweed Green Subjects: White Line Designer: Marika Tardio Designed by hand in Digital Art Made in: Italy Printing support: Fine Art ( front 50% cellulose, back non-wove...

hand crafted necklace and earrings set on 18k yellow gold and diamonds . this unique piece made of natural coral , set on 18k yellow gold ( approximately 198gr ) and brilliant cut di...