Business card case Stile Liberty, brown leather, silver, silk, Italy, early 20th c.
3 360 PLN
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This antique business card case from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries exemplifies Italian leatherworking and silversmithing, originating from Vercelli—a renowned Piedmontese center for luxury accessories. The case has a slender, rectangular form (13 × 6.3 cm) with softly rounded corners and is crafted from finely tanned, natural brown leather with a semi-matte finish. The interior is lined with silk, offering two flat pockets for cards. Its most striking feature is the large, gently raised silver plaque on the front—signed by the Vercelli manufactory—embellished with a three-dimensional repoussé motif of poppies in various stages of bloom. The botanical relief, with its flowing Art Nouveau (Stile Liberty) lines, highlights the artistic spirit of the piece. The condition is very good: the leather remains supple and intact, the silk interior shows only minor, age-appropriate wear, and the silver plaque retains both sharp relief and an authentic patina.This case speaks in the voice of the Belle Époque’s twilight, when the poetry of impermanence shaped everyday objects. The poppy motif—depicting buds, blooms, and seed pods—serves as a symbolic reflection of its era: a reminder of nature’s cycle, of sensual ephemerality, and the inevitability of change. Each detail of the relief whispers of fin de siècle reverie, of
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Height13 cm
Length6.3 cm
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Length6.3 cm
Height13 cm
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