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Giacinto Melillo, Naples “Etruscan Revival” 18K gold articulated pendant brooch, original fruit wood and velvet box c. 1870

Giacinto Melillo, Naples “Etruscan Revival” 18K gold articulated pendant brooch, original fruit wood and velvet box c. 1870
GISELA VON FALKE (b. 1874) Austria
SCHOOL OF KOLO MOSER Austria
BERNDORFER METALLWARENFABRIK Berndorf, Austria
E. BAKALOWITS & SÖHNE Vienna, Austria [retailer]
Covered box c. 1902
Silver plate mounts and cover, blown “meteor” glass.
Marks: BEPWF 1481, maker’s touch marks
For more information on Berndorfer Metallwarenfabrik see: Blühender Jugendstil – Österreich (Art Nouveau in Blossom – Austria), Firmen und Marken (Companies and Marks), Waltraud Neuwirth, II (Vienna: Selbstverlag Neuwirth, 1991), p. 221; Metallkunst, Kunst vom Jugendstil zur Moderne (1889-1939), Karl H. Bröhan (Berlin: Bröhan Museum, 1990) pp. 20-44.
H: 7″ x W: 8″
Price: $9,000
FRENCH ART DECO
LA MARQUISE DE SEVIGNE Paris
Covered chocolate box 1932
Black and red oil cloth, nickle plated brass
Illustrated in La Marquise de Sevigne Paris vintage ad (see pairing)
Dia: 10″ x H: 3″
TOMMI PARZINGER (1903-1981) Germany/USA
PETER ALBERT REIMES Silversmith (1900-1945) Germany / USA
Sterling covered pedestal cigarette box with neoclassical motifs c. 1938
Albert Edward Jones (1879-1954) Birmingham, UK
British Arts & Crafts Movement
Footed box with hinged lid and hasp 1905
Hand wrought and patinated copper with riveted strap work and hasp, inset with 4 cabochons of lapis lazuli, brown leather and wood interior.
This box is a particularly handsome example of British arts & crafts metalwork by the famous designer / craftsman A.E. Jones. It retains its original deep, rich chocolate brown patina with the contrasting cobalt blue large round bezel-set cabochons of lapis lazuli.
H: 2 1/2″ x D: 4 3/4″ x W: 6 1/2″