Vintage Costume Jewellery

Coloured glass or glaze fused onto a metal base. Some enamels are poured into a metal frame allowing the light to shine through, known as plique de jour. The famous Rene Lalique favoured enamel work in his fabulous Glossary Link art nouveau pieces. An alternative method of enameling is to pour the molten glass over a design etched into the metal back, to create a pattern in the enamel, known as guilloche.