Limoges Enamel Plaque after Gerard David's Baptism of Christ

Antique Limoges enamel plaque of a fête galante French, late 19th century Measures: Frame: Height 27cm, width 28.5cm, depth 3cm Plaque: Height 14cm, wi...

Limoges enamel plaque in the Rococo style French, late 19th century Measures: Frame: Height 34cm, width 32.5cm, depth 3cm Plaque: Height 17cm,...

These elegant enamel plaques was painted in Limoges, a town in the south-west of France. While Limoges was highly regarded for its painted enamel wares in the 15th Century, in the following periods there was a decline in production. In the mid-19th Century, however, items like this pair began to be created, reviving the techniques of enamel painting that were perfected in the medieval period. The plaques depict two women, both with wavy blonde shoulder-length hair, and similar facial features. The women may be sisters, possibly even twins. One woman wears a pale pink dress...

Antique Limoges enamel plaque of Christ on the road to Calvary French, late 19th century Measures: Frame: Height 38cm, width 45cm, depth 7cm Plaque: Height 22cm, width 29cm This vibrantly painted Limoges enamel plaque depicts Christ carrying the cross...

This beautiful Limoges enamel plaque depicts a knight in full armour. He is portrayed turning towards the viewer, as though he is about to unsheathe his sword. The knight stands...

Pair of Renaissance style enamel plaques in giltwood frames French, 19th Century Dimensions: Frames: Height 24cm, width 18cm, depth 3cm Plaques: Height 13cm, width 10cm Held in ornately carved neoclassical giltwood frames, these Limoges enamel plaques depict two men rendered in the historicised Renaissance style. The frames feature oval openings, with laurel wreath carvings and bows to the top. Both plaques depict bust-length portraits of men, shown in three-quarter profile with laurel wreaths adorning their heads. They are both painted in a style that evokes the portraiture of the 16th century, with great care taken to render the details of each sitter’s face, and expressive brushstrokes for the background and clothing. The younger of the men wears a deep orange shirt...

A large Limoges enamel painting on a convexed copper plaque. The scene is of a mother and daughter sitting in front of a fireplace drying yarn while the...

A large enamel on a convened copper plaque. The scene is of a seated elderly woman looming cotton or wool yarn, Circa 1900. Hand painted then baked on in a oven by Limoges. Signed “...

An Allegorical Belle Époque Limoges Enamel Painting Plaque of a Semi-Nude Bacchante. The convex baked enamel copper plaque finely painted depicting a scantily clad young female Maen...

After David II Teniers (1610-1690) Intérieur d’une taverne A Large Berlin (K.P.M.) Porcelain Plaque, circa 1870 finely painted with male figures smoking in a tavern, signed T. Sch...

19th C Limoges Enamel of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano after van Dyck A exquisite large Limoges enamel of the portrait of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano by Anthony van Dyck, 1634. In a finely carved giltwood frame. Unsigned. The original work was created in 1634 painting by Anthony van Dyck, Known as one of the finest equestrian portraits, It depicts Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano on a horse, as an allegory of his holding the reins of command even in difficult times. The prince is wearing the insignia and red sash of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, conferred on him in 1616 by his father Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy...

A gorgeous French Maroon Limoges Enameled Porcelain Plaque with jewels depicting "Woman With Fruits", after Tiziano Vecellio / Titian, circa. 1870 ...