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Item Ships From: Florence
21st Century, Hand Carved black Crystal and silver Bronze bottle
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved black crystal and silver bronze whisky bottle. This bottle is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal with opaque hand-cut . On request to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Picture Frame 3 oval photos French Empire Napoleon III style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame for 3 oval photos cm. 3.2 x 4.2 each in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, with French Empire Napoleon III style...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Louis XVI style miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats.
Pill Box Silver is Round with translucent fired enamels on guilloché.
Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted miniatur...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Brucaliffo brass tilting ashtray
Located in Firenze, FI
Elevate your home decor with our brass tilting ashtray, the perfect addition for any vintage or retro-inspired space. Made from high-quality brass and featu...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$248 / item
21st century picture frame in lost wax casting bronze golden
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elegant picture frame made of lost wax casting bronze, patinated gold, ideal for enhancing your most precious memories. Italian artisan product. The richly decorated border features...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Golden age paper basket
Located in Firenze, FI
Alluminum waste basket with brass friezes decoration. This waste basket features a durable structure made of brass and aluminum, ensuring long-lasting use. Its sleek and stylish desi...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$1,098 / item
21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze potiche. This potiche is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to customer can modificate the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st century picture frame in lost wax casting bronze silvered
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
Elegant picture frame made of lost wax casting bronze, silvered, ideal for enhancing your most precious memories. Italian artisan product. The richly decorated border features ivy l...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Small Picture Frame Squared for round portrait Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square frame for round photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche, English style, early 1900s. External cm. 6 x 6 internal diameter cm. ...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Aladdin Brass Piggy Bank
Located in Firenze, FI
Keep your money safe and stylish with our brass piggy bank. Its charming design and high-quality construction make it a great addition to any home decor. Sh...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$177 / item
Pair of Modernist Pink Murano Glass Sculptures Head Shaped Picasso Style, 1980
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Modernist-Style Pink Murano glass sculptures in a head-shaped Picasso-inspired design, mounted on a black Murano glass cylindrical base. The elongated head is made of pink M...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Silvio Russo, lucite giraffe sculpture, Guzzini Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare lucite giraffe sculpture designed by Silvio Russo
Team Guzzini, Vedril, Guzzini Italy 1970s
H 33 cm x 14 cm x 3 cm
Conditions: excellent
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Table Box Heart shape Sky tone fire-enameled on guilloche Salimbeni.
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Heart-shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché above and below. Modern contemporary style. Dimensions cm. 8 x 8.8 high cm. 2.8. Weight ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Potion exagonal brass glacette
Located in Firenze, FI
Elevate your table setting with our hexagonal classic brass jug. Made from high-quality brass and featuring a unique hexagonal shape, it adds sophistication ...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$342 / item
21st Century White Veined Marble and Golden Bronze Potiche
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century potiche in white veined marble with finely chiseled lost wax castings. On request to customer can modificate the color of marble: pink, amber, brown, green, etc .and we ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Reaperto 5 Vase
By NICOLE VALENTI
Located in Firenze, FI
Ancient artifacts from the deep sea inspire it. The collection of vases brings to the surface textures of marine elements that have integrated the object with time. The vases are ent...
Category
2010s Italian Other Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$259
Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This divine Table Box is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Table Box hand-painted miniature has a Rectangular shape with rounded corners.
On the cover there is a beautiful hand-engraved...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on a fine hand-engrave...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Notte Di Gioie Shiny Black Men's Jewelry Box
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished ebony men’s box, removable tray.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
$1,600 / item
21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze bowl
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze bowl. This vase is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to customer can modificate the color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Ariel brass turtle paperweight
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of elegance to your home decor with our brass turtle figurine with a green marble base. Made from high-quality brass and featuring a beauti...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
$484 / item
Snuff Box Monocrome Miniature Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with vertical stripes and fine monochrome miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli. Diameter cm. 6.2 cm high. 3.4. Weight gr. 222. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 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...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Salimbeni Pillbox Semi-Invisible Lid Sterling Silver Natural
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Salimbeni Pillbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver, oval section with lid with lost hinge, that is, semi-invisible.
Salimbeni Pillbox has guilloche with Art Deco early 20th century styl...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Vintage Mid-Century Turquoise Opaline Murano Glass Soliflower Vases
Located in Firenze, IT
This pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano opaline glass soliflower vases boast a funny trumpet and round belly shape, the most wonderful translucent turquoise color, a lovely ye...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Paint
Ugly duckling door stop
Located in Firenze, FI
This brass floor ashtray is a perfect combination of style and function. With a sleek and modern design, it will fit perfectly into any decor, while its durable brass construction en...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$767 / item
21st Century, Hand-Carved Amber Crystal and Golden Bronze Bowl with Rhinoceros
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved amber crystal and golden bronze bowl. This bowl is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded crystal. The golden bronze rhinoceros on the base was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Sissi brass frame with flower
Located in Firenze, FI
Capture your special moments in our stunning decorated brass frame with flower. Featuring a beautiful flower design, it is made from high-quality brass that adds sophistication to an...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$137 / item
Table Cigarette Box hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box for cigarettes in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché also on the sides. In the center beautiful miniature hand painted i...
Category
1970s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Ovetto Gala Collection Shiny Yellow Recycling and Waste Bin by Soldi Design
By Soldi Design
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This so-called world's most avant-garde trash can comes from Italy. The brand of this spaceship is called SOLDI DESIGN! It is an ecological design brand founded in 2008! With the phi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin, Plastic
21st Century, Hand Carved Ambert Crystal and Silver Bronze Clock
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved amber crystal and silver bronze clock. This clock is in hand-carved amber crystal and the dial is in black porcelain dec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat 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...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Salimbeni Pillbox Shaped with Hand-Painted Miniature in Louis XVI Style
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
A captivating piece of Florentine craftsmanship, this shaped pillbox is crafted from gilded 925/1000 silver. It features a meticulously hand-painted miniature in the refined Louis XV...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Photo Frame Black and White Enamel Squared Shape Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco-style geometric design. External dimensions cm. 14.5 x 14.5 internal cm. 9 x 9. Weight gr. 260. Designed b...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Small shaped Picture Frame tiles of the Baptistery of Florence Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral ...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
LATE 16th CENTURY SMALL WALNUT BOX
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant solid walnut small box, entirely hand-carved. The rectangular chest features an opening top, ideal for storing objects. The front, back, and sides are decorated with geometri...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Nutwood
Sissi decorated baroque-style brass frame
Located in Firenze, FI
Enhance the beauty of your treasured photos with our stunning decorated Baroque style brass frame. Crafted from high-quality brass, this exquisite frame features intricate details an...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$124 / item
Sissi brass frame with seashell
Located in Firenze, FI
Bring a touch of the beach to your home with our charming brass frame with seashell. Made from high-quality brass, this unique frame features a stunning seashell design that adds a touch of elegance to any room. Perfect for displaying your favorite beach vacation...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$248 / item
1960s Seguso Vetri D'Arte Signed Swirl Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A wonderful hand-blown organic sabiata white glass bowl by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Signed on the base. A rare find.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
21st Century, Hand-Carved Amber Crystal and Golden Bronze Bowl in Classic Style
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21-st century hand carved amber crystal centrepiece with frame and base in lost wax bronze.
This centrepiece is a limited edition, we have only a piece. It's particular hand -carve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Small shaped Picture Frame 2 oval portrait Plum Purple color enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small shaped frame for 2 oval photographs in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche in Art Nouveau style. External dimensions cm. 5.2 x 7 int...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Treasure squared napkin holder small
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of style to your dining experience with our square napkin holder with fabric cover. Made from high-quality materials, its stylish and functi...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$183 / item
Snuff Box races miniature fire-enameled guilloche and engraved drawing Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with black fired enamel inserted in a hand engraved drawing and with fired enamelled miniature, hand painted by the p...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
EARLY 20th CENTURY SMALL BRONZE CHILD WITH CAP BY P. PIRAINO
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant bronze bust, made using the lost wax technique and hand-chiseled. The sculpture is mounted on a parallelepiped base in yellow marble, which enhances its stability and support...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cigarette Case Romantic couple Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular desk cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enameled miniature depicting a romantic couple in Art Nouveau...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sissi Round Brass Frame
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of elegance to your decor with our Sissi round brass frame. This classic and timeless piece features a stunning design with intricate det...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$154 / item
Set of two stem glass or cup and a bowl. 80s.
By Murano 5
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Impressive set belonging to the 80s trends. Multicolored and articulated design. The two cups are in cobalt with a black base and three arms in green red and yellow. The drum shaped ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$4,725 / set
Pill Box Sterling Silver Hand Painted Miniature Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Measure cm. 3,5 x 4,...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Perfume Holder Black and White Art Deco style hexagonal base 925 Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Hexagonal base perfume holder in black and white fired enamel 925/1000 sterling silver with screw cap, in Art Deco style. Base cm, 4.2 x 4.7 bottle height cm. 8, total height cm. 10....
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sissi brass frame with garland
Located in Firenze, FI
Showcase your favorite photos in our beautiful Sissi brass frame with garland. Crafted from high-quality brass, this exquisite frame features intricate garland detailing that adds a ...
Category
2010s Italian Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$142 / item
Picture Frame with enamel on a sunburst guilloché Salimbeni.
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Embrace a timeless treasure that echoes grandeur: an exquisite oval-shaped photo frame, sculpted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. Its translucent enamel adorns a sunburst g...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century, Hand Carved Clear Crystal and golden Bronze Clock
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved clear crystal, golden bronze clock and "Capodimonte" biscuit roses. This clock is in hand-carved clear crystal. This clock has the quarts and mechanical move...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Christian Pradier, cubist ceramic cat sculpture, France 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Cubist ceramic cat sculpture, Christian Pradier (Paris 1949)
France 1980s
Signed on the base
H 25.5 × 13.5 × 17.5 cm
Conditions: perfect, no defects
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Vase
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century hand carved clear crystal,golden bronze and "Capodimonte" bisquit roses potiche. This potiche is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand ground crystal. On request to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Belt with Napoleon III style enameled Sterling silver decoration Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Belt in real black lizard reptile with rectangular buckle in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloche surrounded by engraving of enamelled leaves, in French ...
Category
1990s Italian Napoleon III Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel with Still Life Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enamelled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing a "still life" by the Flemish painter Willem Claes Heda. Dimensions cm. 5.7 x 9 x 1.7. Weight gr. 174. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1969 and manufactured in Florence in numerous 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...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold
Photo Frame White Enamel and Hand Painted Flower Garlands Sterling Silver Salimb
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted floral miniature by the painter Renato Dainelli, fire-enamelled on a white background in Art Nouveau...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco elephant coupe vide poche, France 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Deco vide poche / bowl / key holder
France 1930- 1940
metal, copper, bronze
20 cm H x 19 cm diam.
Conditions: good consistent with age and use. Lack of plating on the top.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Copper
21st Century Crystal and Golden Bronze potiche with malachite stones
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century potiche in hand-carved clear crystal and with finely chiseled lost wax castings embellished with malachite stones, the base is in white marble. On request to customer ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Malachite, Marble
Pure Crystal Nuvola Vase by Studio Bojola
Located in Geneve, CH
Pure Crystal Nuvola Vase by Studio Bojola
Dimensions: D 18 x H 18 cm
Materials: Pure crystal. Colour: Clear.
Weight: 1 kg.
The Nuvola piece can serve both as a sculptural crystal ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$330 / item
Photo Frame Two-Tone Fired Enamel on Guillochè Louis XVI Style Sterling Silver S
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped photo frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent two-tone fired enamel on guillochè and with various ornaments in Louis XVI French Empire style and 4...
Category
1980s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Florence - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants
The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers
Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.