Enamel Silver: Boxes

Victorian gilt brass jewelry casket, ca 1880. Rectangular. Sides pierced with scroll-inset rondels and crosses. Flat overhanging rim and base. At each corner a twisted Renaissance column with vase finial. Cover hinged with fixed beaded-ring finial. Set in top is micromosaic plaque depicting the Roman forum—hundreds of tesserae arranged in the image of a grand tour icon. Box and cover interior silk lined. Condition: Rocks slightly. Mosaic excellent.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 6 x D 4 1/4 in.... Click for details

Edwardian Regency gilt sterling silver and pink guilloche enamel box. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1910. Rectangular with straight sides and gently curved and hinged cover. Sides and cover top enameled with floral garlands on wavy ground. Box and cover rims silver with imbricated leaf ornament. Box and cover interior velvet lined and fitted. For keepsakes and jewelry.

Fully marked including no. D3716, maker’s stamp, and Gorham stamp. Kerr was acquired by Gorham in 1906. Very good... Click for details

Stylish Italian sterling silver box. Rectangular with flat and hinged cover. Tessera-style square blocks on cover and sides. Micro-mosaic depicting Roman Colosseum applied to cover center. Box and cover interior wood-lined. A smart and modern Grand Tour souvenir. Fully marked with Bulgari stamp and second stamp (post-1967) for Florentine maker Guerrazzi Fiorenzo. Numbered 5184. Overall condition very good. Micro mosaic perfect.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 7 1/8 x D 4 1/4 in. Heavy gross weight: 31... Click for details

Nautical sterling silver and enamel cigarette case. Made by Thomae in Attleboro, Mass., ca 1960. Rectangular and hinged. Signal flags enameled on front. Gilt interior. Hallmarked. Very good condition with intact color.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x W 4 3/8 x D 1/4. Weight: 4.8 troy ounces. #BQ946

Antique silver gilt and enamel compact with cats in a basket. Round with flat and hinged cover. On cover two kittens cuddle in beribboned basket. They have pink noses, whiskers, and lots of soft fur. They're real fluff balls. Color heightened by unusual black ground bordered by incised silver gilt ornament. Box sides white enamel between silver gilt borders. Cover interior has mirror. Unmarked – possibly Austrian. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1/3 x D 2 in. Weight: 2 troy ounces.... Click for details

European sterling silver and enamel cigarette case. Imported to Birmingham in 1905 by Steinhart & Co. Rectangular and hinged. On cover is bust of long-tressed temptress with rose-tinted flesh swathed in red robe. Full frontal. For PG-13 version, see BM100. Hallmarked. Excellent condition with strong color and good patina.

Dimensions: H 3 1/3 x W 3 in. Weight: 4.5 troy ounces. #BM101

European 935 silver and enamel cigarette case. Rectangular and hinged. On cover is bust of long-tressed temptress with rose-tinted flesh swathed in white gauze. Suggestive. For R-rated version, see BM101. Hallmarked. Excellent condition with strong color and good patina.

Dimensions: H 3 2/3 x W 3 1/8 in. Weight: 4.3 troy ounces. #BM100

Cigarette case in 900 silver with enameled Classical scene. Made by FM in Austria, ca. 1900. Rectangular with side hinge. Unusual tableau on cover: a portico with figures in Classical and 19th-century court dress, a modern city in the background. Interior lightly gilt. Hallmarked. Excellent condition with nice patina and strong colors.

Dimensions: H 3 1/4 x W 4 3/4 in. Weight: 6.6 troy ounces. #BI440