A Hand Painted Limoges Enamel Portrait of a Conquistador

Bronze Portrait Plaque of a Young Girl. She is made of bronze and mounted on a bronze frame. No markings. Well done. Hook was added and not included in...

Large Limoges water pitcher hand painted with grapes. Grapes wrap all around the pitcher. Signed with a mark and letters on the bottom along with the Lim...

The beautiful enamel plaque was crafted in Limoges, a town in northern France. Limoges has long been associated with the production of high quality enamel wares. While to begin with, in the 12th Century, the town was famous for its applied enamel pieces, religious icons, for example, which were crafted in metal with champlevé enamel ornament, Limoges later, in the 15th century, began to paint onto enamel, creating plaques, plates and ewers, which were both religious and secular in character. These local techniques were revived in the mid-19th century, when items like this enamel portrait painting were produced. This enamel portrait is a half-length depiction of a young woman. While her body is faced slightly to the side, she turns her head to look out directly at the viewer. The woman wears a fine, light pink gown...

Two portraits of Japanese man and women in traditional costume painted on silk, circa 1920, in their original frames. Details show the exquisite tradit...