Olives Pompeian style essences box Italian 1948
Fantastic olives style Pompeian inspiration essences box with handles and base, Italian made in 1948 in the North of Italy . Completely hand made in sterling silver, chased and embossed very deeply, with a great attention for every detail, typical workmanship of the Italian silversmithing school of that period . Embossed olives on the body and on the base are increbible as told for the deepness look carefully the pictures, this kind of work requires an expert worker, this is all embossing hand made no casted applications ! Handles are realize to be absolutely like olive wood, this is essences box is a work of art . The cover is enriched with a knob with olive and leaves, there is a removable gilded cup inside .(as pictured, look the embossing from the inside) Height 5.11 in. ( 13 cm.) Diameter 5.90 in. ( 15 cm.) Weight 28.13 oz. ( 875 grams) Perfectly hallmarked as pictured but unknown silversmith, if you need more pictures don't hesitate to contact me .
