This is an incredibly rare Chinese antique. This exquisite, silver gilt, filigree brooch, made from an antique Chinese fingernail guard or protector, which were worn by high status women to protect their fingernails, is in excellent condition. It is beautifully crafted and decorated with gemstones and enamel flowers and petals and is stamped silver on the back. It measures 8.5cm in length and weighs 15.5g.
A fabulous and rare Indian filigree silver Padan or betel nut box. The filigree coils of are of outstanding weight and quality, the lid has a raised central section with a crenulated rim. The base is silver sheet. The box was almost certainly made by the Muslim Nizam craftsmen of Karimnagar near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh c1800. The manufacturing process was demanding and complex, for a full description see’Indian Silver’ by S. Pathak, pages 24 to 26. The padan box is in good collector’s condition, the gaps in the open work appear to be original. Some play to the hinge. Karimnagar Deccan c 1840. 60 x 45 x 34mm. I have many stunning pieces of collector’s silver in my shop, please look at my other items. I aim only to list antique silver items that are without damage, repair, alteration or undue wear. My silver pieces are ideal as special gifts, for collectors, for investors, or for resale by dealers. I provide clear descriptions and photos. The silver is photographed in flat natural light, but silver is so reflective that black spots from the camera and other reflections are sometimes unavoidable. Please check the dimensions of the object carefully as apparent size can be deceptive. Bank details provided on request. Sizes, weights etc are all approximate. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Boxes”. The seller is “carlyonsilver” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Antique: Yes
Composition: Solid Silver
Product: Antique Indian silver filigree betel nut box
This is an antique early victorian carved lava cameo which has a filigree frame. It is 5 cm x 3.8 cm in dimensions. It depicts a roman or greek lady. It is in good condition. Please don`t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or offers. All the boxes are for display only , not for sale. The item “ANTIQUE EARLY VICTORIAN CARVED LAVA CAMEO & ROLLED GOLD FILIGREE FRAME RARE 1850″ is in sale since Friday, May 7, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewellery & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewellery\Vintage Costume Jewellery\Victorian (1837-1901)”. The seller is “aziztudayuk” and is located in surrey. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Hello and welcome to. Depicted in vivid enamel colors. If you think differently or have something else to add to improve my description I would be very happy to hear from you. It has 26 sticks in total. As observed one stick is slightly bent, deformated. And is about to break at the bottom. Side is already broken shown with the white little circle in photo #8 and will have to be welded. Which I did not dare to fix and there are some tiny areas of enamel loss and filigree damage, but you really need to look very carefully to identify the latest. When you unfold the piece you get “blank” areas and you need to manually assist it to get it properly open and same when you fold it back meaning that the system needs some repair or adjustment but nothing is missing. Please see photo #8 and #12 where I marked with a. Circle where you can appreciate the stick which is slightly deformated and about to detach and the little white circle in photo #8 showing the little breakage. The ribbon is not original. The total weight of the piece is 145 grams according to my scale. The item is offered original as is as found without cleaning. Please check out my. 7 1/2″ (19cm) is the height and 13″ (33cm) approximately is the aperture lenght when fully opened/extended. The total weight of the piece is 145 grams. Please look at the 2 dollars note (not included) to compare and get an idea of the size of the item offered. Condition is not the best as observed. One stick is slightly bent, deformated. And is about to detach at the bottom the left. Side is already broken shown with the white little circle and will have to be welded. Since these are very old items, please kindly expect some scratches, minimal deformations, minimal enamel loss, minimal filigree damage and other details normal for antique pieces. Please judge by the photos. You get what you see in the pics. Ask me if you need more photos. Please always judge the condition according to the pictures. Real colors may be slightly different from what you can observe due to amateur illumination procedures when taking the pictures. If you require an additional photo from any particular area please ask. We are here to help and your 100% satisfaction is our main concern. We only deal with Real Original merchandise to the best of our knowledge. Everything you need to know should be observable in the detailed pictures. Please keep an eye in my store. You do not need to wait for my invoice. The item “Antique rare Early 19TH Century CHINESE GILT SILVER FILIGREE ENAMEL BRISE FAN” is in sale since Thursday, February 6, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Fans”. The seller is “170withlove” and is located in Uruguaay. This item can be shipped worldwide.
