Italy - Enamel Frames and Objects

This Objects d'Art Box is made of Brass, Bronze, Silver, Wood (repurposed Ebony), Butterfly Wings and Mica. Butterfly Box is a tribute to Helen Keller, w...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Shreve and Company San Francisco STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Glass, Gilt and Nickel METAL / MATERIAL: CIRCA / YEAR: D...

A beautiful box with fine enamel work studded with Diamonds and Rubies. Similar enamel work can be seen in Indian and Mughal jewellery from centuries ag...

Antique Russian Gold and three color guilloche enamel Easter egg pendant. The geometric design of this beautiful pendant focuses on the number 8, a number associated with infinity, spiritual balance and a symbol of new beginnings. At the top and base of this egg are a pair of cobalt blue enamel eight pointed stars, each surrounded by eight verdant green enamel butterfly shaped sections which expand into eight central sky blue enamel stylized figure eight lozenges. The entire piece in the guilloche enamel technique, topped by a gold bow ribbon which is hallmarked in the center 56. Traditionally, Russian Easter...

A fine Victorian handkerchief holder. In 14k yellow gold. With an engraved, textured and enameled design to the holder end. A gold loop slides...

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...

Florenza Enamel deep gray Elephant Pill Box from the 1960's USA. Charming subject matter with flip top opening and emerald paste eyes. Best carried in a pouch for enamel protection. ...

A fine antique sash buckle brooch. With green and white bands of enamel on a sterling silver frame. These buckles were de rigueur accessories in ...

A beautiful Victorian royal blue enamel egg set with a 14 karat yellow gold loop, likely crafted in continental Europe. Length: 20mm

Rare Chinese Export Silver and Jade Magnifying Glass, C.1890. The pierced foliate silver frame bezel set with four green jadeites and four orange...

This stunning sterling silver and enamel buckle from the 1890 Victorian era is gorgeous. The enamel is in absolute incredible condition, especially for...

Pendant with Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven Western Europe, Southern Germany (?), Italy (?), c. 1550-1560 Gold, enamel, diamonds, and pearls Weight 13.2 gr; Length 36.9 x 31.2 mm (incl. pearls) This sumptuous image exudes regal power. It portrays the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven wearing a dress and crown studded with seven large diamonds and set against a translucent, rich blue celestial background. Far removed from the tender, humble Virgin seen in German and Netherlandish artworks of the period, she is a majestic ruler, mouth sternly set, head tilted upward, and face in full profile. The oval pendant cast in high gold relief with a central medallion, the single figure filling the space, echoes jewelry portraits of the aristocracy during the Renaissance, which similarly offset the ruler’s image against a blue field composed of enamel or lapis lazuli, symbolic of divine power Only the rays of the shining gold halo that emerge behind the Virgin’s head and her long flowing hair (instead of neatly coiffed) distinguish her from female ruler portraits of the period. Three studded pearls, forming an axis, also recall pendants of European rulers. Wealth, royal status, and divine power come together in this opulent pendant. Portraits of the period show similar small oval pendants worn by women in the square of the garment or by men nestled inside multiple chains below the base of the neck. PROVENANCE European Private Collection LITERATURE Compare images from ancient Rome, for example a sardonyx cameo with female head (Kugel 2000, no. 18; Milan, c. 1550), and a pendant with gold, pearls, and enamel in the Staatliche Museum Kassel (Schmidberger/Richter 2001, no. 43; France, c. 1555-1560). For ruler pendants with blue backgrounds see a pendant of King Frances I...