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Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque
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Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque

18th century
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Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque, painted with Saint Joseph being crowned by the Christ Child while an angel upholds a wreath towards the Child, the flowers in the corners are embossed while the main picture is on slightly curved enamel, the reverse applied with an old label inscribed No. 27 W. dela Béraudière.

Frame size 6" inches x 5" inches x 0.75" inches

Physical Dimensions
Height
8cm (3.15")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Treaders Collectables has dated this Limoges Enamel Religious Plaque to the 18th Century.

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SA1128810
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4044
Description
Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque, painted with Saint Joseph being crowned by the Christ Child while an angel upholds a wreath towards the Child, the flowers in the corners are embossed while the main picture is on slightly curved enamel, the reverse applied with an old label inscribed No. 27 W. dela Béraudière.

Frame size 6" inches x 5" inches x 0.75" inches

Height
8cm (3.15")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Treaders Collectables has dated this Limoges Enamel Religious Plaque to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1128810
Dealers Internal Ref
4044
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An early eighteenth-century painted Limoges enamel plaque depicting Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, set within a dark ripple-moulded wooden frame.
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Archive I An early eighteenth-century painted Limoges enamel plaque depicting Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, set within a dark ripple-moulded wooden frame.

Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque

Archive II An early eighteenth-century painted Limoges enamel plaque depicting Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, set within a dark ripple-moulded wooden frame. View II
Archive III An early eighteenth-century painted Limoges enamel plaque depicting Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, set within a dark ripple-moulded wooden frame. View III
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Archive VI An early eighteenth-century painted Limoges enamel plaque depicting Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, set within a dark ripple-moulded wooden frame. View VI
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An early eighteenth-century painted Limoges enamel plaque depicting Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, set within a dark ripple-moulded wooden frame.
Early 18th Century Limoges Enamel Plaque
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An early eighteenth-century painted Limoges enamel plaque depicting Saint Joseph and the Christ Child, set within a dark ripple-moulded wooden frame.
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Originating in Limoges, France, painted enamel techniques developed significantly during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Craftsmen applied powdered glass pigments onto copper plates, firing them multiple times to create vibrant, detailed pictorial scenes, often depicting religious or classical subjects.

These plaques consist of a shaped copper plate coated with vitreous enamel pastes made from ground glass and metallic oxide pigments. The finished enamel piece is frequently mounted into wooden frames, such as ripple-moulded or ebonised wood frames.

Authentic pieces display fine hand-painted detail, counter-enamelling on the reverse to prevent warping, and micro-craquelure consistent with age. Microscopic inspection often reveals distinct firing lines and natural wear around the metal edges where it meets the frame.

Small enamel plaques serve well as focal points on narrow wall spaces, integrated into gallery walls, or placed on brass easels atop bookcases and sideboards to introduce historical texture to contemporary settings.

Dust the surface lightly with a clean, dry microfibre cloth or a soft camel-hair brush. Avoid chemical solvents, water immersion, and rapid temperature changes, which can cause the enamel to crack or separate from the metal backing.
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