19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II

Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (...

Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha)...

Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha) with snake, wo...

A set of framed hand painted tiles. Probably Spanish or Italian. Hand painted showing an urn on a pedestal with a bouquet of flowers. Mounted in a w...

'Duchesse de Richmond' French Limoges enamel portrait plaque French 19th century Height 22cm, width 16cm, depth 2cm This exquisite Limoges enamel plaque is based on a painting of the Duchess of Richmond by the 17th century French artist, Henri Gascar...

This colorful pair of antique Majolica platters were sculpted in France, circa 1850. Both plates, decorated in the Renaissance style, are heavily sculpted on the perimeter with overlaid leaf decor. The plates depict Francois I, King of France, and his second wife, Eleanor of Austria. The wall platters are in excellent condition with rich colors in a deep blue and pale green palette. Francois I (1494-1547) was the first king of France from the house of Valois...

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...

Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque, painted with Saint Joseph being crowned by the Christ Child while an angel upholds a wreath towards the Child, the flowers in the corners ar...