Enamelling is the art of decorating articles with a layer of glass melted with enamel oxides, and fused onto a host surface such as gold, silver, copper, or ceramics.

In the early nineteenth century the art of enamelling snuff boxes, pill boxes and other small items fell into disuse in England and was not revived until the late 1880s when Alexander Fisher, who was largely self taught, began producing enamelled boxes for Liberty.

The art of enamelling was also revived in France in the late 19th century, while in Switzerland enamelling had never died out and continued to flourish with the production of fine enamelled jewel-boxes in Neoclassical designs, which continued to appear until well into the present century. These included fantasies modelled in the form of butterflies, birds and fishes. Enamelled boxes with geometric patterns in the cloisonne technique were produced in Vienna at the turn of the more...

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Two various English enamel pill boxes including Crummies 'Happy…

English Enamel Pill Boxes: Crummies & Bilston Miniatures

Two various English enamel pill boxes including Crummies 'Happy Birthday' lidded box, and a Bilston miniature lidded boxes.

Bilston and Bettersea enamel box in original box

Original boxed Bilston & Battersea enamel box

Bilston and Bettersea enamel box in original box

Two fine Bilston type enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th…

18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Boxes

Two fine Bilston type enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th century, a shaped tapering teal ground box with pink roses within cartouches picked out in raised white enamel, and a waisted circular box with a floral posy to the low domed lid with a blue…

Silver (925) stone set pill box, with an enamel pill box

Enamel Stone Set Silver Pill Box

Silver (925) stone set pill box, with an enamel pill box

An black enamelled pill box with marquetry, 3 x 2 x 1 cm

Enamelled Marquetry Pill Box

An black enamelled pill box with marquetry, 3 x 2 x 1 cm

Sterling silver and enamel bird trinket box, (as inspected)

Enamel Bird Trinket Box in Sterling Silver

Sterling silver and enamel bird trinket box, (as inspected)

A sterling silver and enamel pill box, the lid featuring an…

Enamel Elephant Pill Box

A sterling silver and enamel pill box, the lid featuring an elephant. Diameter 35 mm. Weight 24.5g.

A silver and enamel pill box, circular form, enamel lid…

Mona Lisa Pill Box

A silver and enamel pill box, circular form, enamel lid decpicting Mona Lisa.

A collection of Miscellenaous items, silver napkin ring, silver…

Assorted Silver Items - 50.6g

A collection of Miscellenaous items, silver napkin ring, silver pill box, silver and enamel thimble, Mexican silver brooch, and another sterling silver instrument. Weight all in 50.6g.

A silver and enamel pill box

Enamel Pill Box with Silver Finish

A silver and enamel pill box

An antique decorated brass box, early 20th century, in the form…

Enamelled Brass Casket Box

An antique decorated brass box, early 20th century, in the form of a casket with a hinged cover and ball feet, with various engraved decoration, some enamelled in colours. Height 6 cm. Width 9.5 cm. Depth 6 cm

An enamel & semi-precious stone micro mosaic trinket box, 7 x…

Enamel Stone Micro Mosaic Trinket Box

An enamel & semi-precious stone micro mosaic trinket box, 7 x 13 x 11 cm

Halcyon Days miniature enamel box

Miniature Enamel Halcyon Days Box

Halcyon Days miniature enamel box

Two various sterling silver tableware pieces including souvenir…

Enamel Map Napkin Ring and Sterling Silver Trinket Box

Two various sterling silver tableware pieces including souvenir napkin ring, with applied enamel map of Australia decoration; and a sterling silver trinket box, marked 925; total weight 90grams

Three pill boxes, comprising oval 800 silver and enamel box and…

Set of Three Silver and Agate Pill Boxes

Three pill boxes, comprising oval 800 silver and enamel box and two square agate and silvered boxes, length 3.8 cm, 2.5 cm and 3 cm (3)

A hidden Treasures Heritage enamel shire horse trinket box with…

Enamel Shire Horse Trinket Box with Bejeweled Detail

A hidden Treasures Heritage enamel shire horse trinket box with Bejeweled detail, in original box, height 10 cm

Halcyon Days 'Kiss the Frog' enamel box

"Kiss the Frog" Enamel Box by Halcyon Days

Halcyon Days 'Kiss the Frog' enamel box

German enamelled silver box, 935/1000 purity, 4.5 cm diameter…

German Enamelled Silver Box, 935 Purity, 4.5cm Diameter (Hinge A/F)

German enamelled silver box, 935/1000 purity, 4.5 cm diameter approx, hinge a/f

Antique red glass dressing table box with enamel decoration,…

Antique Red Glass Dressing Table Box with Enamel Decoration

Antique red glass dressing table box with enamel decoration, hinged lid and gilt metal stand, 6 cm diameter, 9 cm high

Guilloche enamel & brass trinket box, blue guilloche spiral…

Blue Guilloche Enamel Brass Trinket Box

Guilloche enamel & brass trinket box, blue guilloche spiral pattern decoration to lid, on brass box, (monogrammed to interior), (length 7 cm).

Crummles enamel trinket box, of oval form depicting the Palace…

Westminster Palace Enamel Trinket Box

Crummles enamel trinket box, of oval form depicting the Palace of Westminster, length 7 cm

Cantonese enamel box and cover, of bun form, decorated with…

Bun-shaped Cantonese Enamel Box with Bird and Floral Motifs

Cantonese enamel box and cover, of bun form, decorated with birds and flowers in tones of pink and green on a yellow ground, diameter 12 cm

A small unmarked silver guilloche enamel and marquisite pill…

Silver Enamel Pill Box with Marquisite

A small unmarked silver guilloche enamel and marquisite pill box, W. 4 cm

A Spode, England enamel collection Woodman trinket box, in…

Spode England Woodman Enamel Trinket Box with COA

A Spode, England enamel collection Woodman trinket box, in original box with certificate of authenticity

19th century enamel patch box, of oval form, the hinged cover…

Blue and White Enamel Portrait Patch Box

19th century enamel patch box, of oval form, the hinged cover decorated with portrait medallion, in tones of blue and white, with gilt accents, length 4.5 cm. Published: Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, colour plate 038b

An old Tupton Ware floral enamel egg trinket box & best Pysanky…

Floral and Bejeweled Enamel Trinket Boxes with Swan and Egg

An old Tupton Ware floral enamel egg trinket box & best Pysanky Bejeweled enamel swan trinket box, with boxes, swan height: 8 cm.

Late Victorian jewel box clear glass painted with white enamel…

Victorian Glass Jewel Box with Grape Clusters

Late Victorian jewel box clear glass painted with white enamel pattern and applied with red glass bead grape clusters, gilt metal mounts 13 cm length

Edward VII sterling silver pill box hallmarked to base, lid…

Edward VII Enamel Coat of Arms Sterling Silver Pill Box

Edward VII sterling silver pill box hallmarked to base, lid decorated with enamel Edward VII coat of arms, diameter 4 cm.

Enamelled sterling silver box, circa 1920s, marks of. Height…

Enamelled Sterling Silver Box, Birmingham Mark, 1920s

Enamelled sterling silver box, circa 1920s, marks of. Height Matthews, Birmingham. Length 6 cm

Early circular enamel patch box. Floral decoration on white…

Floral Enamel Patch Box, 19th Century

Early circular enamel patch box. Floral decoration on white ground. Possibly 19th century. Diameter 3.50 cm

An antique brass-mounted glass lady's dressing table box, early…

Antique Brass-Mounted Glass Lady's Dressing Table Box

An antique brass-mounted glass lady's dressing table box, early 20th century, the pink glass box in the form of an egg, its hinged upper half enamelled with a spray of flowering foliage, mounted in a scrolling brass stand. Height 19.5 cm. Width 17 cm

An antique enamelled glass lady's dressing table box, early…

Enamelled Ruby Glass Dressing Table Box

An antique enamelled glass lady's dressing table box, early 20th century, the circular ruby glass box decorated in white with foliage, the hinged meeting edges in gilt metal. Height 4 cm. Diameter 6 cm

Enamel box by Halcyon day's in presentation box

Halcyon Days Enamel Box in Presentation Box

Enamel box by Halcyon day's in presentation box

Sterling silver & enamel pill box, stamped 925

Enamel Sterling Silver Pill Box (925 Stamped)

Sterling silver & enamel pill box, stamped 925

French style antique enamel box, 6 cm diameter approx.

Antique French Enamel Box - 6cm Diameter

French style antique enamel box, 6 cm diameter approx.

Antique hand painted enamel trinket box decorated with a sea…

Damaged Antique Enamel Sea Scene Trinket Box

Antique hand painted enamel trinket box decorated with a sea scene. Damage

A Bilston and Battersea pill box, after 1970, the yellow…

Yellow Enamel Bilston & Battersea Pill Box with Finches

A Bilston and Battersea pill box, after 1970, the yellow circular box with a slightly raised lid, enamel painted with two finches in a spruce tree, with a yellow rose to the interior of the lid, hinged and with bronze engine turned mounts; with backstamp…

A small pierced enamel trinket box, 2.3 cm high, 8.2 cm wide, 5.…

Pierced Enamel Trinket Box - Petite and Elegant

A small pierced enamel trinket box, 2.3 cm high, 8.2 cm wide, 5.2 cm deep

A small collection of continental and Mexican silver comprising…

Continental and Mexican Silver Collection

A small collection of continental and Mexican silver comprising an enamel mounted purse mirror with fob chain and tassle, an oval pill box, a peanut shaped pill box, a heart shaped pill box, a thimble and a mother of pearl mounted seal stamp

Antique Georgian Bilston enamel patch box decorated in sprays…

Georgian Bilston Enamel Patch Box with Floral Design

Antique Georgian Bilston enamel patch box decorated in sprays of flowers and pink backing.

Hallmarked sterling silver and enamel trinket box. Chester 1919.…

Enamel Trinket Box with Guilloche Decoration, Sterling Silver 1919

Hallmarked sterling silver and enamel trinket box. Chester 1919. Guilloche decoration to lid purportedly created by post Revolution Russian emigre. As inspected. Height 4 cm

Antique French gilt & enamel trinket box, 6.5 cm diameter…

French Gilt & Enamel Trinket Box

Antique French gilt & enamel trinket box, 6.5 cm diameter approx.

A silver and enamel pill box

Enamel Pill Box with Silver Accents

A silver and enamel pill box

Gourdel, Vales & Co hallmarked sterling silver & enamel box.…

Hallmarked silver and enamel floral box

Gourdel, Vales & Co hallmarked sterling silver & enamel box. Gilded interior, floral spray to lid. Some losses to edge of lid. Diameter 6 cm

A Moorcroft enamel box, contemporary, 'Bald eagle' pattern,…

Moorcroft Bald Eagle Enamel Box

A Moorcroft enamel box, contemporary, 'Bald eagle' pattern, edition 67/150, the oval, straight-sided hinged and lidded box with gilt metal mounts featuring a bald eagle flying over a river, with conforming decoration to the side; boxed and with paper…

Enamel box by Halcyon day's

Halcyon Days Enamel Box

Enamel box by Halcyon day's

Victorian blue glass & ormolu trinket box with in relief enamel…

Blue Glass Enamel Flower Trinket Box with Ormolu Decoration

Victorian blue glass & ormolu trinket box with in relief enamel flower decoration, height 11 cm.

Halcyon Days miniature 'A.A. Milne' enamel box

"A.A. Milne" Enamel Box by Halcyon Days

Halcyon Days miniature 'A.A. Milne' enamel box

A Lobmeyr style enamelled glass trinket box, circular with…

Lobmeyr Enamelled Glass Trinket Box with Islamic Floral Design

A Lobmeyr style enamelled glass trinket box, circular with Islamic style floral design and knopped finial. Diameter 12 cm.

Sterling silver & guilloche enamel pill box, with gilt interior…

Enamel Sterling Silver Pill Box, 4.5 cm Diameter

Sterling silver & guilloche enamel pill box, with gilt interior marked 925, 4.5 cm diameter

Large enamel silver metal casket, measures 36.5 cm x 25 cm x 35…

Enamel Silver Casket - Large Size

Large enamel silver metal casket, measures 36.5 cm x 25 cm x 35 cm

19th century English and European enamel trinket pots,…

19th Century Enamel Trinket Pots and Floral Painted Caskets

19th century English and European enamel trinket pots, rectangular casket (some faults) and acorn shapes painted with florals 40 mm, 60 mm lengths

Art Deco sterling silver & enamel compact & trinket box,…

Sterling Silver Enamel Compact and Trinket Box

Art Deco sterling silver & enamel compact & trinket box, compact with light blue colourway, the box in green

Austro-Hungarian silver gilt and enamel box, 8 cm x 5.7 cm

Silver Gilt Enamel Box from Austro-Hungarian Empire

Austro-Hungarian silver gilt and enamel box, 8 cm x 5.7 cm

19th century enamel patch box. Lid decorated with boats in…

Boats in Harbour Enamel Patch Box

19th century enamel patch box. Lid decorated with boats in harbour; faux tortoiseshell base. Length 6 cm

Silver and blue enamel trinket box, marked 935 Stg

Silver and Blue Enamel Trinket Box - 935 Stg Marked

Silver and blue enamel trinket box, marked 935 Stg

French enamelled bombe jewellery box with painted faux…

French Enamelled Turquoise Beaded Jewellery Box with Ormolu Framing

French enamelled bombe jewellery box with painted faux turquiose beading & guilloche inlay, having gilded ormolu framing & a buttoned silk lined interior. Condition fair, some panels slightly loose, wear to the interior. Length 9 cm

Guilloche lidded trinket box, brass hinged box with blue enamel…

Blue Enamel Brass Trinket Box with Hinged Lid

Guilloche lidded trinket box, brass hinged box with blue enamel lid

A Stewart Dawson sterling silver jewel box rounded square shape…

Enamel Flower Sterling Silver Jewel Box

A Stewart Dawson sterling silver jewel box rounded square shape with enamel flower on four hoof legs. Birmingham, 1912. Width 8.2 cm

Silver gilt pill box, rectangular box with hinged cover. The…

Silver Gilt Pill Box with Tiger Relief and Ruby Eye

Silver gilt pill box, rectangular box with hinged cover. The top with relief tiger in a mountain landscape. With ruby set eye and blue enamel stripes. W30g

Nude enamelled silver box marked 925, 30 mm x 22 mm

Enamelled Nude Silver Box - 925 Marked (30x22mm)

Nude enamelled silver box marked 925, 30 mm x 22 mm

Early enamel patch box 'The Vicar and Moses'

Vicar & Moses Enamel Patch Box

Early enamel patch box 'The Vicar and Moses'

Sterling silver and enamel pill box, Birmingham 1909

Enamel Pill Box, Birmingham 1909

Sterling silver and enamel pill box, Birmingham 1909

A silver gilt and guilloche enamel dressing table box and cover,…

French Enamel Dressing Table Box, 19th Century

A silver gilt and guilloche enamel dressing table box and cover, French, 19th century, 3.25 cm high, 9 cm diameter

Silverplate enamel pill box, embossed decorations to base and…

Enamel Castle Pill Box with Cobalt Blue Border

Silverplate enamel pill box, embossed decorations to base and hand painted enamel castle decorations with cobalt blue border to lid some minor A/F

Sterling silver and enamel trinket box with crown decoration,…

Enamel Crown Trinket Box, Birmingham 1912

Sterling silver and enamel trinket box with crown decoration, hallmarked import Birmingham 1912, maker Spurrier & Co, width 4.5 cm

Antique Georgian Bilston enamel patch box decorated with…

Georgian Bilston Enamel Flower Patch Box

Antique Georgian Bilston enamel patch box decorated with central flower and boarder

A French enamel and silver gilt pill box, early 20th century.…

Enamel and Silver Pill Box with Landscape and Maiden

A French enamel and silver gilt pill box, early 20th century. Well decorated with a continuous landscape and to the lid the figure of a daintily attired 18th century maiden admiring a bird in the hand released from a birdcage, in muted blue, pink and soft…

Two Georgian Battersea enamel patch boxes. Hand painted floral;…

Georgian Enamel Patch Boxes with Floral & Castle Decorations

Two Georgian Battersea enamel patch boxes. Hand painted floral; & castle & lake decorations. One with dedication dated 1774. Also, box of patches. As inspected. Height 2.5 cm. Width 5 cm (each)

19th century Bilston enamelled trinket box, beautifully…

Enamelled Trinket Box with Village and Floral Design

19th century Bilston enamelled trinket box, beautifully decorated with village river scene and embossed enamelled bouquet of flowers

A late Edwardian silver and enamel patch box, the interior with…

Edwardian Enamel Patch Box with Gilded Interior

A late Edwardian silver and enamel patch box, the interior with original gilding, the lid with purple and white guilloche enamel, Birmingham 1910, maker's mark indistinct but possibly Asprey & Co Ltd.

Late 18th century George III Bliston enamel trinket box, shaped…

George III Bliston Enamel Trinket Box with Sweet China Oranges

Late 18th century George III Bliston enamel trinket box, shaped oval painted cover with figures and entitled 'Sweet china Oranges, sweet china !' (slight faults) 70 mm length

Art Deco .930 silver & green guilloche enamel pill box,…

Art Deco .930 silver & green guilloche enamel pill box, triangular shape

English silver and enameled pill box sterling silver pill box,…

Enamelled Sterling Silver Pill Box, Birmingham 1911

English silver and enameled pill box sterling silver pill box, English sterling silver and enamelled by Birks with pretty green and white enamel, hallmarked Birmingham 1911

Continental silver & enamel box with playful kittens scene, 5…

Enamel Kittens Box with Continental Silver - Playful Scene

Continental silver & enamel box with playful kittens scene, 5 cm diameter approx., some losses

A brass and enamel jewellery box, in the form of a grand piano,…

Enamel Grand Piano Jewelry Box

A brass and enamel jewellery box, in the form of a grand piano, the lid and keyboard cover decorated with coloured enamel panels of French romantic scenes. The keyboard also of black and white enamel, musical mechanism in good working order. 10 cm x 15 cm…

Art Deco .935 silver and enamel box gilt interior with fruiting…

Art Deco Enamel and Silver Box with Fruiting Vine Frieze

Art Deco .935 silver and enamel box gilt interior with fruiting vine frieze border 7.5 cm length

Two antique enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th to 19th…

Antique Enamel Bonbonnieres and Patch Box Pair

Two antique enamel bonbonnieres or patch boxes, 18th to 19th century, a Bilston type bonbonniere of moulded oval form with a scene to the lid and floral cartouches upon a powder blue ground enriched with raised white enamel, a mirrored lid to the interior…

Antique enamel patch box together with a Tunbridge ware stamp…

Enamel, Tunbridge Ware, and Bone Boxes Set

Antique enamel patch box together with a Tunbridge ware stamp box and a bone box

A Georgian Bilston enamel patch box, the hinged lid with…

Georgian Bilston Enamel Patch Box with Doves and Hearts

A Georgian Bilston enamel patch box, the hinged lid with epithet 'Love and be happy' above doves and hearts motif. Mirror inside the lid faulted. W.4.1 cm

Sterling silver enamelled trinket box, blue on white floral…

Blue Floral Enamelled Sterling Silver Trinket Box

Sterling silver enamelled trinket box, blue on white floral enamelling, hinged lidded trinket

Gilded silver & enamelled patch box with boating scene, circa…

Enamelled Boating Scene Patch Box (1790)

Gilded silver & enamelled patch box with boating scene, circa 1790

George III enamel patch box, c.1780, of oval form, inscribed…

George III Oval Enamel Patch Box with Arcadia Scene

George III enamel patch box, c.1780, of oval form, inscribed 'Remember the Giver,' decorated with Arcadia scene in black and white, with interior mirror, the lower section in pink, length 4 cm

A large rectangular enamel dressing table box, French, 18th…

18th/19th Century French Enamel Dressing Table Box

A large rectangular enamel dressing table box, French, 18th /19th century, markedSceaux to base. 6 cm high, 17 cm wide

A Georgian Bilston style enamel patch box, the hinged lid…

Georgian Enamel Patch Box with Love Inscription

A Georgian Bilston style enamel patch box, the hinged lid inscribed 'I love too well, To kiss & tell', a mirror inside the lid. W.4.1 cm

19th century enamelled trinket box, hand painted cameo of a…

Enamelled Cameo Trinket Box

19th century enamelled trinket box, hand painted cameo of a woman in a hat, signed indistinctly, diameter 7.5 cm (some A/F)

Austro-Hungarian silver & enamel box purity 900, dated…

Enamel Box, Austro-Hungarian, 1872-1922

Austro-Hungarian silver & enamel box purity 900, dated 1872-1922, width 6.5 cm x 5 cm

French opaline glass jewellery casket, of rectangular form with…

Opaline Glass Jewellery Casket with Enamel and Gilt Accents

French opaline glass jewellery casket, of rectangular form with a hinged cover, with enamel and gilt accenting to facets and gilt brass mounts, 10.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 9 cm

French cobalt glass jewellery casket, of rectangular form with…

French Cobalt Glass Jewellery Casket with Enamel and Gilt Accents

French cobalt glass jewellery casket, of rectangular form with a hinged cover, with enamel and gilt accenting to facets and gilt brass mounts, 10 cm x 13.5 cm x 9 cm

A miscellany of antique and vintage petite pill boxes and a…

Antique and Vintage Pill Boxes and Compact Collection

A miscellany of antique and vintage petite pill boxes and a compact, sterling and Continental silver, late 19th century to 1930, two floral enamel ware boxes, a nut shaped mother-of-pearl hinged box, an .800 silver agate topped box, a 1908 Birmingham…

Antique silver & enamel pill box with coastal scene with…

Coastal Enamel Pill Box with Sailing Ships

Antique silver & enamel pill box with coastal scene with sailing ships, 4 cm diameter approx.

An enamel and silver trinket box, translucent pink enamel…

Pink Enamel Silver Trinket Box by C & R Comyns

An enamel and silver trinket box, translucent pink enamel hinged cover, velvet lined interior, on chamfered feet; C & R Comyns, London 1925. Width 11 cm

Sterling silver pill box, rectangular shape hinged box…

Rectangular Sterling Silver Tiger Pill Box with Ruby Eye

Sterling silver pill box, rectangular shape hinged box depicting a blue enamel striped tiger in high relief with ruby eye length 4.2 cm

An Emile Galle signed trinket box and a small Charles Schneider…

An Emile Galle signed trinket box and a small Charles Schneider signed vase, the box with an encompassing hand painted enamel scene of a cottage and road. Signed 'E Galle'to the base. The vase in blue pate de verre hand blown into a Majorelle style iron…

Delightful Continental silver and enamel box and cover, of…

Enamel Hunting Dog and Bird Box

Delightful Continental silver and enamel box and cover, of slender rectangular form, decorated with an image of a hunting dog and bird, in tones of white, black and brown enamel, impressed 800, total weight 69gm, 7.5 x 5.5 cm

A sterling silver box with an enamel plaque of an Ocean Liner,…

Enamel Plaque Sterling Silver Ocean Liner Box

A sterling silver box with an enamel plaque of an Ocean Liner, 1919 Birmingham, with maker's mark for William Hutton & Sons Ltd, the circular box with alternating plain and threaded bands with an applied porcelain plaque of a three funnel ocean liner (SS…