Antique 19th Century French Gold Bronze and Enameled Porcelain Portrait Plaques

Pair antique French gold bronze and Sevres porcelain exquisitely painted wall sconces, circa 1890-1900.

Pair antique original painting on porcelain plaques by Belgian-French Painter Edmond Van Coppenolle (1846-1914).

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...

This pair of portraits are of oval form and depict the half-length figures of a young boy and girl. The boy has fair, shoulder-length hair and wears a white shirt and green-lined bro...