Rectangular table frame with concave corners for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche, with French Empire Napoleon III style borders and ornaments, late 19th century. External cm. 11.7 x 15.7. Weight gr. 296. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1976 on the inspiration of previous artefacts from the early 1900s and manufactured in Florence at the headquarters of the Salimbeni company, with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick sheet 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
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
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Creator:Giorgio Salimbeni(Designer),Salimbeni(Manufacturer)
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Dimensions:Height: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)Width: 6.19 in (15.7 cm)Depth: 4.61 in (11.7 cm)
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Style:Napoleon III(In the Style Of)
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Materials and Techniques:EnamelGoldGold PlateSterling SilverChamplevé,Enameled,Engraved,Fired,Hand-CarvedHand-CraftedHand-PaintedPlated
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Place of Origin:Italy
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Period:1970-1979
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Date of Manufacture:1976
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Condition:Excellent
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Seller Location:Firenze, IT
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Reference Number:Seller: LU6492239358622
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