Studio Italia Design Decorative Objects

This striking brass or bronze lobster sculpture was most likely produced in Italy during the 1980s. While the maker or artist remains unidentified, the piece reflects the playful ele...

This nickel plated metal lobster statue was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. Can not tell the maker or the artist. This particular lobster statue ...

This striking nickel plated monumental lobster sculpture was most likely produced in Italy during the 1980s. While the maker or artist remains unidentified, the piece reflects the pl...

A silver-mounted agate box, probably English, circa 1870 rectangular, comprising two plaques of moss agate set as the base and lid of a hinged box with silver mounts, apparently unm...

Austrian silver with Agate box, 1921-1922 A silver with Agate lidded box Austrian silver hall marks 1921-1922, Marked in both parts with the Austrian silver hall mark, the numbers o...

Astonishing midcentury chromed brass and burl square photo frame. This beautiful piece was designed in Italy in the 1970s by Tomaso Barbi and is als...

Picture frame in burl wood, chrome and glass by the Italian designer Felice Antonio Botta. Made in Italy in the 1974.

Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...

Superb and small abalone shell photo frame designed and produced in Mexico during the 1970's. This artisanal rectangular frame with abalone mother-of-pearl and alpaca is a true work ...

Beautiful brutalist box designed and manufactured in italy in the early 1980s. Great work of resin and wood. Rare object that will elevate your interior. We specialize in vintage de...

Beautiful jewelry box designed in Italy in the 1980s. Silver plated box depicting a shell symbol of love and beauty since antiquity. Superb design object that will decorate your inte...

Misiones agate & alpaca silver collection is inspired in our Iguazu falls were we get this beautiful stone. In our boxes and photoframes the star is a big natural piece of this b...