Niello Silver Wax Seal Stamp and Rectangular Niello and Crystal Scent Bottle, Set of 2

Niello Silver wax seal stamp and rectangular niello and crystal scent bottle Niello Silver wax seal stamp and rectangular scent bottle with tilt cap and stopper. The scent bottle is hallmarked with the Dutch tax mark V, used during 1906-1953. The marks in the scent bottle are worn out. The wax seal stamp has its hallmarks, but is also difficult to read. The silver content is still to see, which is 800/1000. The wax seal stamp has a round shape with six sides. The scent bottle is rectangular with crystal Measures 6,3 cm high, 2,8 cm wide and the depth is 1,2 cm (scent bottle) Measures 5,8 cm high and 2,1 cm diagonal (wax seal stamp) The weight in total is 53 gram Niello Silver wax seal stamp and rectangular scent bottle with tilt cap and stopper. The scent bottle is hallmarked with the Dutch tax mark V, used during 1906-1953. The marks in the scent bottle are worn out. The wax seal stamp has its hallmarks, but is also difficult to read. You can see the silver content, which is 800/1000. The wax seal stamp has a round shape with six sides. The scent bottle is rectangular with crystal Niello, is a black metallic alloy of sulfur with silver, copper, or lead that is used to fill designs that have been engraved on the surface of a metal (usually silver) object. Niello is made by fusing together silver, copper, and lead and then mixing the molten alloy with sulfur. The resulting black-coloured sulfides are powdered, and after the engraved metal, usually silver, has been moistened with a flux, some of the powder is spread on it and the metal strongly heated; the niello melts and runs into the engraved channels. The excess niello is then removed by scraping until the filled channels are clearly visible, and finally the surface is polished. The contrast of the black niello against the bright silver surface produces an attractive decorative effect. Objects decorated with niello, called nielli, are usually small in scale. During the Renaissance, at the height of its popularity, the technique was widely used for the embellishment of liturgical objects and for the decoration of such utilitarian objects as cups, boxes, knife handles, and belt buckles. Nielli were produced by the ancient Romans. The art of niello reached its peak in 15th-century Italy in the workshop of the Florentine goldsmith Maso Finiguerra. Russian goldsmiths working in Tula in the late 18th century revived the craft, and niello work came to be known in Russia as Tula work. Fine quality niello is still being produced in India and the Balkans.