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Box with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and horse racing Salimben
About the Item
Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and with fired enameled oval miniature, hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli depicting a horse racing scene with two riders, in English Art Nouveau style, early 1900s.
Dimensions cm. 12x 14.5 x 3. Weight g. 518. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1972 and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for supporting 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
- Creator:Salimbeni (Manufacturer),Franco Salimbeni (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 1.19 in (3 cm)Width: 5.71 in (14.5 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
- Style:Art Nouveau (In the Style Of)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1972
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Firenze, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6492239728402
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