1970s Sterling Silver

Large octagonal table frame for round photos diameter cm. 7, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on sunburst guilloche, with Napoleon III French Empire style borders and ornaments. External cm. 17 x 17. Weight gr. 483. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1978 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 plate and large reinforcements suitable to support numerous high-fire enameling 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 Art Deco was also born in France and is the abbreviation of "Art Decoratif". With more decisive and geometric features than Art Nouveau, therefore more evident and "harder", with always contrasting and strong colours, Art Deco spread throughout the world, from Shanghai's China to the under construction New York and in various parts of Europe. Many artists and designers of the time dedicated themselves to the creation of drawings, paintings, objects for personal use and furniture, interior furnishings, entire buildings and skyscrapers, in this new style. Sandoz in Paris, Lalique with its crystals, Puiforcat with its silverware, Erté with its "ante litteram" fashion designs, Tiffany with its table lamps, Louis Cartier with its objects inspired by the Far East (hence the connection with Shanghai). Salimbeni was able to interpret and propose new objects inspired by Art Deco, in precious metals, semiprecious stones and fired enamels, when, exhibiting at jewelery exhibitions in the United States, and more precisely in New York, he made contact with Cartier buyers first, and also with Tiffany later, and for them he created objects in this style inspired by the original drawings of Louis Cartier, obtained from the buyer of the time, but with absolutely different and original designs and interpretations. Many of the objects produced by Salimbeni for Cartier in the United States had taken inspiration from famous Cartier objects belonging to famous people. An example of all is Mary Pickford's set consisting of a powder compact, cigarette case, pill case and evening handbag. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...

Rectangular table frame for oval photos cm. 3 x 4 in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel, plum purple, on guilloche, with French Empire Louis XVI style...

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 Napo...

Rectangular table photo frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with translucent two-tone striped enamels fired on guilloche and hand-engraved ornaments. Late Empire Napoleon ...

An attractive silver model of the Queen's coronation coach, hallmarked for Birmingham 1977, with the makers mark for Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd on a red velvet base. Gold State Coa...

Hippopotamus box in sterling silver, finely chiseled in natural Italian work from the second half of the 20th century 925 silver hallmark Length: 12.3 cm Width: 5 cm Height: 4.3...

Rectangular rounded cigar box with vertical opening in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine miniature hand-painted in tempera on vegetable iv...

Large shaped table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche and large fire enamelled rectangular miniature hand painted by the painter ...

Mid-20th c., Pampaloni Bichierogra, Florence, Italy, a two-handled tazza on a round foot with scroll handles, marked. The bowl is hammered. Dimensions: 2"h x 4"l x 2.5"w Condition:...

Mid-20th c., a Danish sterling bowl with blue enamel interior and wire scroll handles, marked "E. Dragsted Denmark". Dimensions: 3"h x 5.5"dia Condition: Good/Fair. Scratches to e...

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...

Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enameled engraving on the lid and hand-painted floral miniature in 18th century French Empire style. Dimension...

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...

PITCHER in brushed solid silver, cylindrical in shape, handle in extension of the tongue-shaped neck. Dimensions: height: 17.5 cm - Diameter 7.5 cm Material: Sterling silver 925/°°...

Wonderful Salvador Dali "Easter Christ" solid .925 sterling silver abstract tray/plate made by Lincoln Mint and dates from 1972. The plate features an abstract crucifix and Easter eg...

Set of 12 sterling silver place card holders in the shape of crustaceans 800 silver hallmark Length: 8.3 cm - 3.26 inches Height: 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches Weight: 270 grams In perfect co...

From at least the 14th century, Jews created special rings to be used during the wedding ceremony. Many of the rings featured the depiction of a house, possibly symbolizing the estab...

Introducing a timeless treasure: a pair of 925 sterling silver napkin rings nestled within an elegant case. Crafted in a captivating ellipse shape, each ring showcases the graceful p...

Elegant bracelet in 925 sterling silver and blue and yellow enamel inclusions like the Ukraine flag, stamp with Gucci and the silver mark and designed by Antonio Fallaci.

Wallace Sterling Grande Baroque service for 8. Plus a butter knife and spoon.

Cutlery Flatware Set of 51 pieces in sterling silver and lapis lazuli The handles with cut sides, the forks, ferrules and bases in silver. Consisting of: 8 starter forks: 19.5 cm ...

The Williamsburg Shell pattern is best known for its substantial pistol-grip knife, and the classic colonial shell design on the handle. Williamsburg Shell by Stieff Dinner Size ste...

A cased set of six Sterling Silver Goblets, by Garrard & Co, Birmingham, 1971. The goblet bowls are of tapering form, engraved with foliage swags, on spreading foot, in a fitted gilt...

Design ring made of gold-plated silver from the 1970s Beautiful ring, very striking, we tested it on silver and it was then gold plated. There is no mark on the 825 silver ring...

Erik Granit, Vintage Silver Bracelet with Onyx, Modernist, Finland 1974 Vintage silver bracelet with Onyx, designed by Erik Granit, Finland 1974 ERIK GRANIT (1930-1988) Erik Grani...

Silver pendant by Jorma Laine Finland, 1973 Vintage Jorma Laine Modernist solid silver necklace. Rare modernist silver pendant, designed by Jorma Laine for Kultateollisuus Ky in T...

4640-5320 - Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, cm. 9 x 17.5. For fountain pen (4568-5201) with two-tone st...

Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975 Silver ring with rock crystal design Ellis Kauppi, Finland 1975 Beautiful ring size 19.2 cm in diameter. Elis Kau...

Rectangular tray with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel like turquoise stone, cm. 9.5 x 18. For fountain pen (4577-5210) with 18 carat gold n...

Silver ring Design by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta with Amethyst, 1970 Beautiful Vintage ring in a modern style by Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta from Finland. Stamped with the logo an...

Vintage Hans Hanssen necklace Silver, 14k gold with diamond Beautiful silver necklace, very beautiful thin chain (snake link) with a silver pendant with gold triangle and diamond (a...

Set of 6 place card holders and bouquet holders in Sterling silver in the shape of flowers and leaves Silver hallmark 800 Height: 5.6 cm Length: 5.1 cm Weight: 89 grams

Silver-plated bracelet with glass stone by Dansk Smykkekunst, 1970 Denmark. This Danish jewelry brand was founded in 1971 and now has one of the largest jewelry collections in Scandinavia. As you would expect from Scandinavian design, this brand is also characterized thanks to the beautiful, sleek design. Dansk Copenhagen...

Sterling silver weighted pedestal candy dish made by Fisher in the 1970's. The dish is filled with twelve vintage blown glass candies.

Gorgeous Malvern by Lunt sterling silver Flatware set - 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 Knives, 8 3/4" 12 Forks, 7 3/8" 12 Salad Forks, 6 1/2" 12 Teaspoons, 5 3/4" 12 Place Soup Sp...

Sterling silver bowl in the shape of a shell Italian silver hallmark Length: 25.5 cm Width: 25.9 cm Height: 9.2 cm Weight: 611 grams

20th Century solid silver wine pourer, heavy cast and modelled as a woven basket and chain handle. Very well crafted piece of bacchanalia and perfe...

Sterling Silver bowl representing a daisy by Buccellati Silver hallmark 925 Silversmith hallmark: Gianmaria Buccellati Diameter: 18.2 cm Height: 4 cm Weight: 256 grams

Coppia Calici Argento San Lorenzo, Milano 1970 Argento 925 Punzone e Marchio Argentiere San Lorenzo Sotto La base impresso il Marchio "B&B Italia" Eccellenti condizioni Peso: 425 g

Sterling Silver tray with 4 feets by Mario Buccellati Finely engraved of foliages and flowers Silversmith hallmark: Mario Buccellati Silver hallmark: 800

Being offered is a sterling silver Etrog box. It is rectangular and stands on four feet. It has raised-work of flowers, leaves & swirls on the lid as well as on each panel. The in...

Tapio Wirkkala Scandinavian modern silver Trumpetti candlesticks Finland 1970's A pair of Sterling silver “Trumpetti” candlesticks, model TW 284. Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1963 ...

Box shaped enamel is in 925/1000 sterling. Box shaped enamel has handpainted fired enamels miniature. Box shaped enamel is engraved and fire-enamelled ornaments. Box shaped enamel is...

A magnificent solid cast (not filled) English silver model of a Dachshund, beautifully executed and one of the most sought-after castings by SMD castings, London. The underside is f...

This important Picture Frame Green is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats. It is rectangular shaped photo frame. The surface of this Picture Frame Green is fired enamel...

A superb set of six 20th Century English Solid Silver wine goblets. Created by Cavalier in the 1970's, this set of goblets feature a smooth flared drinking rim, leaves & grape vines ...

Superb 20th Century Elizabeth II solid silver punch set, consisting of a punch bowl, six goblets and a ladle, the circular bowl raised on a circular turned foot with beaded decoratio...

Box Black and White enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the early 1920s in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in 1976. It is in 925/1000 sterling. Box Blac...

Box Black White and Red enamel is Inspired by drawings by Louis Cartier from the 1920 in Art Deco style and recreated for Cartier USA in the 1976. It is in 925/1000 Sterling Silver. ...

Mid-Century Modern style sterling silver condiments set in original box, consisting of a pair of salt and pepper shakers, an open mustard cellar and a matching mustard spoon, London, year hallmarked for 1971, Asprey and Company...

Pair Of Cast Silver Pheasants Dated 1973 London David Shure Good pair of cast silver pheasants made in Clerkenwell in 1973

Italian Silver Cocktail Shaker Dated Circa 1970 Made of 800 standard silver of a good gauge The strainer comes out on a bayonette fitting to pour the cocktail in for straining purpo...

Beautiful set of 12 Sterling Silver Place Card Holders in the shape of flowers Hallmarked 800 silver Silvermith: Bartolini Bartolozzi Height betwe...

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver three piece condiment set made in the Design style; part of our 1970s silver dining silverware. This impressive vintage three-piece sterling silver cruet set consists of a salt pot, a pepper pot and a condiment bottle holder/coaster. Each pot has a plain cuboid form and the bottle holder has a cuboid base to a swept upper portion. The body of each piece of this vintage condiment set...

Beautiful set of 3 small cockatoo-shaped carafes in red glass and sterling silver Sterling silver hallmark Height: 15.5 cm

Bernard Buffet (1928-1999), French artist. Year plate in sterling silver. 1976. Engraved image of a lion. Hallmarked on the front and back. Original box. Perfect condition. Dimension...

1976 Isle of Man Silver Proof Crown Commemorating the United States Bicentenary Mounted in silver pendant. In 1976, the Isle of Man minted a special silver-proof crown to honor the 200th Anniversary of American independence, known as the United States Bicentennial. Crafted from 0.925 fine silver, this commemorative coin...

Shell mounted in sterling silver Buccellati hallmark Length: 19 cm Width: 17 cm Height: 17 cm