Enamel Plaques with Characters and Golden Frames, Set of 2

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Pair of enamel plaques with figures and gilded frames of Nordic and probably French origin, made on an enameled metal … Read more Pair of enamel plaques with figures and gilded frames of Nordic and probably French origin, made on an enameled metal plate and painted in miniature with bucolic landscapes in shades of blue. They were conceived as pendants as the compositions are mirrored and are presented within a frame in embossed and gilded copper. The miniatures represent shepherds resting while grazing sheep, with landscapes and architecture in the background. In excellent condition, they date back to 1700.

The enamel decoration consists of the application of a molten glass powder applied to a metal base to which it adheres by the same fusion process. During the 1700s there was a rich production of snuffboxes, umbrella handles, delightful and futile subtleties, in which the enamel has no distinction, if not material, from the painted porcelain. See less