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Item Ships From: Italy
Midcentury Rectangular Serving Tray in Brass and Glass Signed Gucci, Italy 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful rectangular serving tray in brass and glass with silver bands by Gucci.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The tray is signed as shown in the pictures.
It's an iconi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Brass
Contemporary Hand Blown Glass Bowl Little Mouse Animal Cute Decorative Crestani
By Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the Little Mouse #01 Bowl, a delightful handmade creation by the talented Simone Crestani. This charming piece is part of the enchanting Little Animals Collection, showcasing the playful spirit of nature’s smallest creatures.
This whimsical bowl features a crafty little mouse, depicted in a moment of mischief, intent on stealing a morsel of food. With its quick, snappy demeanor and keen alertness, the glass mouse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Elegant suspended Murano blown glass chandelier Poliedri of VENINI Official
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The “Poliedri” were first proposed as components making up the large Venini chandelier, designed by Ignazio Gardella, Paolo Venini and Massimo Vignelli, presented at the 1958 Brussels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Eclectic Set of 8 Cenedese Murano Stemmed Glass, each with gold leaf embedded
By Amelio Cenedese
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I had the privilege of gaining access to the collection of individual Cenedese glass pieces, which I am curating into eclectic sets of unique pieces.
What ties together this group o...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Glass Jug, italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful glass jug from the 70s.
European manufacture
23 x 7 x 7 cm.
Good conditions
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Cutlery Set 77 Pieces "Art Decò"
By Ricci Argentieri
Located in VALENZA, IT
New complete cutlery set 77 pieces in solid silver "Art Decòl" DIVA by Ricci Argenteria Alessandria - Italy.
The service is composed as follows:
N ° 12 Table forks
N ° 12 Table spoo...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Try-Tray Small Rectangular Tray in Silver, Matt Turquoise by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try-Tray rectangular - Silver, matt turquoise
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours: Silver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Resin
WMF Art Nouveau German Silver-Plated Metal Sugar Bowl.
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
Exceptional and very distinctive German silver-plated metal sugar bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
FORNASETTI Grande Antico Gold Cocktail Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage gilt decorated GRANDE ANTICO porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti / made in Milano Italy circa 1950s
Original mark on the back
Diameter 9.5 inches, height 1 inch
1 available i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Minimal Geometric Magazine Holder Ashtray Brass Italian Mid-Century Design Red
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal geometric magazine holder ashtray brass Italian mid-century design red.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Bus Demitasse Gold plated Cup with Saucer and Stirring Stick
By Zanetto
Located in Milan, IT
Gold plated with a glossy finish, this set is created with espresso in mind. The saucer and external surface of the cup are hammered to add an interesting texture to the set, while t...
Category
2010s Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate
Age Art Deco Porcelain Figurine from Hungarian Porcelain Hollóháza
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Age Art Deco porcelain figurine from Hungarian porcelain Hollóháza
About Holloaza
Hollohaza porcelain is one of the oldest porcelain manufactory ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Midcentury Laminate and Brass Italian Trays Serving Pieces, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing pair of midcentury trays in plastic laminate with solid brass handles. These fantastic pieces were designed in Italy during the 1970s.
This set is wonderful as the plastic...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Blue and Yellow Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian blue and yellow Murano glass ashtray or bowl / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: diameter 5.5 inches, height 2.5 inches
...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Try-Tray Medium Square Tray in Amber, Clear Emerald Green by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray square - Amber, clear emerald green
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours: A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Resin
Pocket Photos holder Enamel hand carved Napoleon III Style Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pocket photos holder in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels on guillochè, with hand-engraved edges. Empire style Napoleon III. Octagonal hing...
Category
1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Modern Italian Lucite Tortoiseshell Effect Oval Serving Tray, 1970s
By Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century lucite tray with a fantastic tortoiseshell effect. This amazing piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s.
This serving tray is fantastic thanks to the eleg...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Pink Crab
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring coastal charm to your space with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a beautifully detailed blue crab design on a soft dusty pink background. Perfect for adding a playful yet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Tankard Victorian revival ceased, embossed
By Mario Vallè
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver cylindrical tankard gilded inside.
The body is embossed an engraved by hand with scrolls and flowers
Measure: 730 grams.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Victorian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
New Modern Appetizers or Desserts Tray in White Marble creator Trapani Stock
By Cristoforo Trapani
Located in Milan, IT
Appetizer - dessert tray in white Michelangelo marble
Contemporary chefs love to construct their culinary creations to enhance their impact; it’s not difficult therefore, to imagine they also love to create the props. Cristoforo Trapani, chef of Magnolia, the stellar restaurant at the Hotel Byron in Forte dei Marmi, has translated his culinary creativity to design. These two worlds meshed instantly: at the table or on a sideboard, his tiered cake stand PRE, hosts sweet and savoury finger food to be offered to guests in a creative and unexpected way.
Magical and elegant appetizers or dessert tray. Five tiers with smooth and welcoming surfaces accommodate amuse-bouche and small delights. PRE will define aperitifs and banquets. Size: 30 x 44 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: PRE, Magnolia Table Collection by the Michelin Star...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Venere V25, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Gold finish, Size S
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Enamel
Gabriella Crespi's Set of Silvered Brass and Glass Goblets
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Gabriella Crespi
Beautiful set of six silvered brass and glass goblets
The items are signed on base. Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Rubin Red Plate Gold Luster Glided Hand Painted Majolica Centerpiece Bowl Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
The dish, made of majolica painted in duotone of blue and red, features dense decoration, inspired by the Moorish style, throughout its surface. The outer band of the brim is richly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Moorish Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate
Table Box Fired Enamel on Guillochè Arab-Style Ornament Sterling Silver Salimben
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with hand-engraved and enamelled Arab-style ornament. Dimensio...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice with Vergin Mary Wrapping the Cup
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Chalice in 925 sterling silver made in cast and embossed and chiseled completely by hand. The figure of the Virgin Mary has a coat, burnished and oxidized in 2 shades, which surrounds the golden cup...
Category
1990s Italian Other Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Aquamarine
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This luxurious set of four plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
19th Century Russian Silver and Niello Beaker
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Maker's mark A.K., Moscow, 1844
ta...
Category
1840s Russian Charles X Antique Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Ceramic Ashtray by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro, Italy, 1970s
By Franco Bucci, Laboratorio Pesaro
Located in Rome, IT
Blue violet ceramic ashtray made in Italy in the 1970s by the Italian designer Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro.
The original label is still attac...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
La Murrina Paper Weights
By La Murrina
Located in Milan, IT
La Murrina paper weights
Original label on one.
Measurements:
15 x 6.5 cm
12 x 6 cm
10 x 8 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Try-Tray Large Round Tray in Clear Lilac, Bronze by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray round - clear lilac, bronze
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours: Clear lil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Resin
Pair of Large Decorative Murano Red and Iridescent Goblet Glasses, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing pair of large decorative Murano glasses. These stunning glasses were hand-made in Italy, Murano in the 1940s.
The quality of these decorative goblet glasses is incredible, ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Porcelain Dinner Plate - Bumblebee, Insect Collection
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Step into the charm of an English garden with our porcelain plates, adorned with delicate hand-appliqué design of a bumblebee. Perfect as enchanting tableware to elevate your dining ...
Category
2010s Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century English Enamelled Sterling Silver Armour on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in Sterling Silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 18 cm high and depicts a 15th century Italian soldier with sword and dagger
The wood square base is 7 cm high where there is an engraved label
"Armatura Inglese XV° Secolo" - "English...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Guadalupa" Steel Round Ashtray by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1970s
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Milan, IT
"Guadalupa" stainless steel piece by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano.
"The two raised edges prevent cigarettes from falling off. The ashtray stands on a rubber ring that acts as a protec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Vase
By Argenterie Lala
Located in VALENZA, IT
925 Sterling silver vase.
The round pot-bellied vase was made entirely by hand and subsequently embossed with a torchon motif.
The concave grooves have be...
Category
1990s European Other Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Cruet
By Argenteria Etruria
Located in VALENZA, IT
Oliera completamente fatta a mano "Ulivo" in argento massiccio.
La forma è tonda caratterizzata da inserti realizzati con la tecnica della fusione, cesellati e successivamente saldat...
Category
1990s Italian Other Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Extraordinary Pair of Chinese Vases, 20th century
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Extraordinary Pair of Chinese Vases, 20th century.
Extraordinary Pair of Large Chinese Porcelain Export Vases with rich floral brightness and parcel gilding. This monumental piece f...
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Gilded Bronze and Brass with Painted Ceramic French Clock, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French clock from the mid-20th century. Object in gilded and chiselled bronze and brass, adorned with hand-painted ceramic elements with floral decorations of great pleasure. Rear do...
Category
1950s French Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Herbert Krenchel Krenit 4 bowl set first edition by Torben Orskov Denmark
By Herbert Krenchel
Located in Biella, IT
Herbert Krenchel Krenit 4 bowl set first edition by Torben Orskov Denmark.
first edit in metal enameled inside , gold medal triennale Milano '54 ,
m...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Black Dragon, Coffee Set with Six Contemporary Porcelains with Decorative Design
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Black dragon pool is a collection of plates and vases inspired by the famous Chinese pond of the same name, located in the scenic Jade Spring Park. The de...
Category
2010s Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Ghidini 1961 Omini Napkin Holder 1 in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
By Stefano Giovannoni, Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Napkin holder in brass
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geometric and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray or Trinket Bowl by Avem Attributed to Dino Martens
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM), Dino Martens
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
It is made in murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect original condition and r...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
VENINI - CARLO SCARPA - Wrought glass - signed at acid .
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - CARLO SCARPA - Beautiful ashtray or pocket emptier model made of wrought and acid-signed murano glass,
VENINI - MURANO - ITALY.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Bronze fly ashtray, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Bronze fly ashtray, 1950s.
Beautiful Fly ashtray, 1970s. It can be used as an ashtray or as a decorative object. This collector's item has beautiful details at the top. Present gilt...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Sterlig Silver Tea-Coffee Set in Art Deco' Style
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Art Deco style sterling silver tea and coffee service.
The body shape is square and completely smooth, polished with pumice stone.
Two square-section sterling silver wires were solde...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Murano Blue Glass Centerpiece
By Creart
Located in Milan, IT
This majestic centerpiece makes a beautiful addition to any table. Its round base is in 24k gold plated brass supports a striking multicolored striking sculptural piece of Murano gla...
Category
2010s Italian Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold, Brass
Seguso Ashtray Murano Glass, 1950, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso Ashtray Murano glass brass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Design Art Glass Vase, 1970s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful large Italian desgn vase in the style of Barovier. Art glass with particular engraved processing.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Handmade Table Mirror Baroque revival
By Argenterie di Milano
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver rectangular table mirror.
The mirror is embossed with leaves and scrolls with gilded and burnished finishing
Measure: 2,500 grams.
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Box with green enamel on fine hand engraving of a landscape with ruins Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with concave corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on fine hand engraving of a landscape with ruins. Contemporary modern...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Made in Italy Speaker, Red & Bronze Amplifier Ceramics, Customizable, 2022
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Description
This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of your smartphone by 15/20 decibels!
European Design Patent filed n. 005778529
Materials
Handmade in 100% Italian ceramic and non-toxic glazes, i.e. free of lead and other substances harmful to the health of workers (as required by EU regulations).
METHOD OF USE
Just insert your smartphone in the appropriate space and start your favorite music to hear it clear and loud at home, outdoors or wherever you want! It has a hole for passing the power cable.
ECO-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
The production method is characterized by an ethical and eco-sustainable approach. Ceramics of controlled origin, non-toxic glazes and photovoltaic panels are used to guarantee the functioning of the electric ovens...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Table Box Enamel on Guilloche Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
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...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Ashtray by Fontana Arte Crystal Glass and Leather Italy, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, PA
Indulge in the elegance of this exquisite ashtray, crafted in Italy during the prestigious Fontana Arte's prime in the 1960s. The square-shaped design boasts a transparent crystal gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
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 vase. This vase is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded crystal. On request to customer can modificate the col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Colosseum I Copper Centerpiece by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Milan, IT
Colosseum I is a copper centerpiece (or fruit bowl).
The product is part of the collection New Roman, by Jaime Hayon, a series of containers which reference the shapes of ancient c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Copper
Vintage Serving Tray in Faux Tortoiseshell Acrylic Glass and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Very big Mid Century Modern Serving tray in the style of Romeo Rega productions.
It was made in Italy in the 1970 circa.
The tray has a rectangular shape made in faux tortoiseshell...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
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