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Magnificent 19th C. French Bronze Limoge Enamel Plaque Box
Magnificent 19th C. French Bronze Limoge Enamel Plaque Box
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Magnificent 19th C. French Bronze Limoge Enamel Plaque Box
Signed in Monogram PA
Box Measures: 4 1/2"in H x 7 3/4"in W x 5 1/2"in D
Plaque Measures: 3" in diameter
Limoges enamel has been produced at Limoges, in southwestern France, for several centuries up to the present. There are two periods when it was of European importance. From the 12th century to 1370, a large industry produced metal objects decorated in enamel using the champleve technique. Most survivals (estimated at around 7,500 pieces) and probably most of the original production are religious objects such as reliquaries. After a gap of a century, the industry revived in the late 15th century, now specializing in the technique of painted enamel. Within a few decades, making rather more secular than religious pieces. It was the leading center in the French Renaissance, with several dynastic workshops that often signed or benchmarked their work. Luxury pieces such as plates, plaques, and ewers were painted with the sophisticated Mannerist decoration of pictorial figure scenes surrounded by elaborate borders on vessels. In both periods, the most significant pieces include narrative scenes. These exemplify the styles of their respective periods. In the medieval champleve, the action is directly shown by a few figures with patterned backgrounds. In the Mannerist-painted pieces, numerous figures and detailed backgrounds tend to overwhelm the activity of the leading figures. After a decline from about 1630 and later competition from porcelain, high-quality production revived in the mid-19th century and adopted Art Nouveau and other contemporary styles, with a relatively small production
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Magnificent 19th C. French Bronze Limoge Enamel Plaque Box

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