Vitreous Enamel

Executed on a copper body with finely painted vitreous enamels, the box is fitted with a gilt-metal mount and hinge and opens to reveal a warm gold-washed interior.

The design is created using a rare acid-etching technique combined with vitreous enamels, which are fused between two layers of glass to form the background.

For further information please see our news article ‘Cloisonne A Japanese Masterpiece‘. Enamel (vitreous enamel) also known as porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powder...

The set is comprised of a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra, all of which have been crafted from gilt bronze (ormolu) and ornately decorated with champlevé enamel. In the chample...

Then gold and silver wire or thin plates are soldered onto it, and the resulting recesses are filled with special colored vitreous enamel and fired in a kiln. After the product has c...

The front facing of the lighter features a beautifully polished, engine-turned ribbed chrome body adorned with a bold, diagonal stripe of deep midnight blue vitreous enamel and an el...

Design Influences: Chinese Tradition: The cloisonné technique, with copper wires forming compartments filled with vitreous enamel, was perfected in Beijing workshops.

This substantial industrial pendant originates from mid-century Hungary and was manufactured by EKA (Elektromos Készülékek és Anyagok Gyára), a state-run factory known for producing ...

The vibrant cloisonné enamel panels showcase one of the finest decorative techniques of the period, with delicate gold wire creating individual cells that are filled with richly colo...

Part of Benjamin’s Crysteel Taskmaster Flurolier range, the fixture retains its original white vitreous enamelled steel body, complete with factory venting and intact maker’s label.

The name comes from the French word for ‘raised field,’ and comes from an enameling process in which cells are etched into the surface of a metal object and filled with vitreous enam...

The company was the earliest English firm to experiment with champlevé enamel, as seen in dish sets like this one. This intricate technique involves carving troughs or cells into a m...

Measure cm: H 140 x W 140 x D 7 Paolo De Poli, after an early training in drawing and embossing on metal at the art school Pietro Selvatico of Padua and in oil painting in the stu...

Drawing upon the historical enameling traditions of the iconic Coppa Barovier, the exterior walls and foot are hand-decorated in vitreous enamels (pittura a smalto) and genuine gold ...

The exterior is hand-decorated with rich twenty-four-karat gold gilt (oro zecchino) and vitreous enamel accents, featuring draped floral swags and festoons suspended from a central l...

Thrown in traditional Satsuma cream earthenware, the entire vessel is finished in a finely crackled ivory glaze that provides a warm, textured foundation for layers of vitreous ename...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

In the thirties during his travels and visits to art museums and archaeological sites he was exposed to the traditional and ancient art of vitreous enamel. Fascinated by these experi...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The steel "C Type" galleries have been burnished on a wire wheel to expose the raw metal and highlight the makers markings, these have then been lacquered to protect the metal. The v...

A run of 18" diameter grey enamel industrial pendants manufactured in England by The Benjamin Electric Ltd circa 1940.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The parrot is richly decorated with hundreds of individually hand-laid brass cloisons that define each feather before being meticulously filled with vibrant vitreous enamels and kiln...

Depicted in bold black vitreous enamel silhouette is a classical hoplite warrior advancing with a spear and round aspis shield over an engraved groundline, bordered at the upper regi...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

These cells are then filled with coloured vitreous enamel before being fired and polished. The technique became particularly important in Chinese decorative arts, developing into an...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

FINISH & CONDITION White vitreous enamel vented lower shade Painted steel upper canopy Original “Taskmaster Flurolier” labels largely intact Honest industrial surface patina to uppe...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century. Limoges had also been the site of a minor industry producing plain faience earthenware...

Through the Virginia Frankel Gallery of New York sInce 1951 he was commissioned each year to create panels or murals out of vitreous enamel, illuminated walls out of laminated plasti...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

The salt cellar is made of ivory, rolled gold, and vitreous enamel. The gold is not cast in a mould but hammered by hand into its delicate shape.

It was preceded by the Keio era and was succeeded by the Taisho era, upon the accession of Emperor Taisho. Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object ...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

These recesses are then filled with vitreous enamel and fired until the enamel fuses to the metal.

These cells are then filled with vitreous enamel and fired before the surface is polished.

The body of each urn is meticulously decorated in the Champlevé enamel technique, where troughs are carved or cast into the bronze base metal, and then filled with vitreous enamel po...

Thorpe's first product was a vitreous enamelled shade for lighting factories. These shades were made from a durable Material that could withstand the harsh conditions of a factory en...

The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae.

Copper & Enamel Art Deco Uplighters Circa 1930s - Price is for the pair - Stepped vitreous white enamel shades - Original ceiling roses - Each light takes 1x E27 fitting bulbs - Ger...

Black enamel Bauhaus Factory lights, circa 1930s - Price is per light - Vitreous black enamel shades - White enamel inner reflectors - Cast iron tops - Comes with 100cm of bla...

Starting with a heavy bronze base, the design was die-struck to create deep recesses for the "vitreous" or hard enamel. Each color—the cream roads, the mint fields, and the deep blac...

Structurally, the unit features a durable white and light gray vitreous porcelain enamel exterior over a heavy cast-iron chassis, all supported by elegant, high-clearance cabriole le...

Part of a large haul of reclaimed industrial lights from a former steel works in the North East of England. These wonderful vitreous grey enamel angled factory lights are an earl...

Using large vessels, vases, bowls or open-mouthed jardinières, the copper was covered in multiple layers of polychrome enamels in hard, vitreous, three-dimensional geometric designs ...

Design & Craftsmanship     •    Material & Build: Expertly crafted from heavy-gauge industrial steel coated in a thick, high-gloss vitreous porcelain enamel.     •    Typography: Fea...

Made of copper, copper alloys and vitreous glass enamel. This vase is 24" tall by 8" in diameter (61 x 20 cm).

Made of copper, copper alloys and vitreous glass enamel. This vase is 34" tall by 12" in diameter (86 x 30 cm).