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    Enamel

    Enamel is a material that is made by fusing powdered glass onto another material – usually metal – at very high temperatures. Enamel has been used for decorative effect since ancient times, reaching its peak popularity during the 18th and 19th Centuries in Europe.

    There are a number of different enamelling techniques that are used to decorate objects. Most prominent in antique furniture, vases and clocks are the champlevé enamelling technique and the cloisonné enamelling technique, which were both used extensively in the 18th and 19th Centuries for European and Asian antique furniture and decorative arts. Guilloché enamelling and plique-a-jour enamelling are two further techniques, which both require a high level of skillful craftsmanship to achieve.

    The smooth, hard and durable quality of enamel, combined with the decorative flexibility it allows, means that the use of the material has continued to flourish as a decorative arts technique into the present day.

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    1. Enamel 145
    2. Ormolu (Gilt Bronze) 77
    3. Glass 18
    4. Enamel - Cloisonné 15
    5. Gilt 14
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    1. Gold 119
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    Country Of Origin
    1. French 98
    2. Russian 11
    3. Bohemian 10
    4. Chinese 8
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    6. English 3
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    Period
    1. Late 19th Century 67
    2. 19th Century 41
    3. 20th Century 14
    4. Early 19th Century 11
    5. Early 20th Century 8
    6. 18th Century and Earlier 4
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    1. Fabergé 4
    2. Asprey 2
    3. Barbedienne, Ferdinand 2
    4. Dasson, Henry 2
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    7. Beurdeley 1
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    10. Charpentier & Compagnie 1
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    12. Garrard & Co. 1
    13. Gorham Manufacturing Co 1
    14. Gravelin, Paul 1
    15. Gros, Jean-Louis-Benjamin 1
    16. H. Journet & Cie 1
    17. Hutcheson, Jane 1
    18. Japy Freres 1
    19. Lenoir, E. 1
    20. Lerolle Frères 1
    21. Limoges Enamel 1
    22. Maison Mottheau et fils 1
    23. Manière, Charles-Guillaume 1
    24. Marchand, Nicolas Jean 1
    25. Meissen Porcelain Manufactory 1
    26. Michelez 1
    27. Moreau, Auguste 1
    28. Morel, Jean-Valentin 1
    29. Moser 1
    30. Ovchinnikov, Pavel 1
    31. Picard, Henri 1
    32. Piolaine, Michel-François 1
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    34. Puiforcat 1
    35. Raingo Frères 1
    36. Riesener, Jean Henri 1
    37. Roybet, Ferdinand 1
    38. Royer, Ernest 1
    39. Thomire, Pierre-Philippe 1
    40. Vacheron Constantin 1
    41. Vion, François 1
    42. Weisweiler, Adam 1

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    Very fine French Empire period ormolu and malachite mantel clock
    Very fine French Empire period ormolu and malachite mantel clock
    £24,000
    Large Antique Louis XV Style Ormolu clock set by F. Barbedienne
    Large Antique Louis XV Style Ormolu clock set by F. Barbedienne
    £32,000
    Pair of gilt metal and enamel 'Fleurs des Siècles' flower baskets
    Pair of gilt metal and enamel 'Fleurs des Siècles' flower baskets
    £9,500
    Large and impressive Louis XVI style malachite and ormolu mantel clock
    Large and impressive Louis XVI style malachite and ormolu mantel clock
    £22,000
    Gilt bronze French Rococo style clock and barometer set
    Gilt bronze French Rococo style clock and barometer set
    £18,000
    Art Deco and Egyptian Revival style silver gilt and enamel desk set
    Art Deco and Egyptian Revival style silver gilt and enamel desk set
    £7,500
    Ormolu mounted Limoges enamel table mirror with painted plaque
    Ormolu mounted Limoges enamel table mirror with painted plaque
    £7,500
    Large and rare ormolu mounted malachite mantel clock by Manière
    Large and rare ormolu mounted malachite mantel clock by Manière
    £18,000
    Antique Louis XV style ormolu clock and barometer
    Antique Louis XV style ormolu clock and barometer
    £18,000
    Ormolu cartel clock and barometer set by Lerolle Frères
    Ormolu cartel clock and barometer set by Lerolle Frères
    £18,000
    Vacheron Constantin 'Mercator Europe to Asia Enamel' 18K gold watch
    Vacheron Constantin 'Mercator Europe to Asia Enamel' 18K gold watch
    £55,000
    Cloisonné enamel jardinière attributed to F. Barbedienne
    Cloisonné enamel jardinière attributed to F. Barbedienne
    £175,000
    Pair of ormolu mounted champlevé enamel vases
    Pair of ormolu mounted champlevé enamel vases
    £4,500
    Pair of Bohemian florally decorated enamelled black glass vases
    Pair of Bohemian florally decorated enamelled black glass vases
    £12,000
    Charles X gilt bronze and malachite equestrian mantel clock
    Charles X gilt bronze and malachite equestrian mantel clock
    £15,000
    Very fine French Empire period ormolu Ceres clock after Thomire
    Very fine French Empire period ormolu Ceres clock after Thomire
    £15,000
    French brass and enamel compendium carriage clock and barometer
    French brass and enamel compendium carriage clock and barometer
    £9,500
    An Austro-Hungarian silver and enamel horse and carriage set
    An Austro-Hungarian silver and enamel horse and carriage set
    £35,000
    Louis XV style ormolu mounted long case clock by Lenoir
    Louis XV style ormolu mounted long case clock by Lenoir
    £35,000
    Antique ormolu clock and barometer by Henry Dasson
    Antique ormolu clock and barometer by Henry Dasson
    £45,000
    Two gilt-metal enamelled photograph frames by Puiforcat
    Two gilt-metal enamelled photograph frames by Puiforcat
    £5,500
    Russian antique enamelled brown-toned glass Easter egg
    Russian antique enamelled brown-toned glass Easter egg
    £4,200
    French Neoclassical giltwood antique mantel clock
    French Neoclassical giltwood antique mantel clock
    £5,500
    Antique Russian silver-gilt and enamel liqueur set
    Antique Russian silver-gilt and enamel liqueur set
    £4,800
    Pair of enamel on porcelain antique plaques by Lamy
    Pair of enamel on porcelain antique plaques by Lamy
    £4,500
    Antique Chinese pair of hexagonal painted enamel vases
    Antique Chinese pair of hexagonal painted enamel vases
    £4,500
    Louis XVI style ormolu and malachite mantel clock
    Louis XVI style ormolu and malachite mantel clock
    £8,500
    Set of two Staffordshire enamel antique English dishes
    Set of two Staffordshire enamel antique English dishes
    £2,500
    Amethyst and ormolu guéridon in the manner of Weisweiler
    Amethyst and ormolu guéridon in the manner of Weisweiler
    £45,000
    Louis XVI style ormolu and malachite mantel clock
    Louis XVI style ormolu and malachite mantel clock
    £9,500
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