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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A Russian silver & enamel jewellery box Moscow, circa 1908-1916,…

Enamel Jewellery Box with Portrait and Garnet Cabochon

A Russian silver & enamel jewellery box Moscow, circa 1908-1916, the oval box decorated with an embossed portrait of a young female, her hair set with a garnet cabochon, set within a purple enamel ground. Maker's marks of 11A for the 11th Artel, with a…

A French miniature guilloche enamel pill box in original case…

Antique French Enamel Pill Box in Original Case

A French miniature guilloche enamel pill box in original case circa 1880, of circular form covered in a green guilloche enamel in a star pattern and richly gilded to borders with garlands. Housed in the original leather case, the enamel box 3.2 cm x 3.9…

A Continental carved ivory and enamel box, probably Austrian,…

Carved Ivory Box with Enamel and Cherubs

A Continental carved ivory and enamel box, probably Austrian, early 19th century of circular form decorated with a scene children and cherubs in a landscape scene, the cover finely carved with a seated goddess and a cherub in front of a mirror 7 cm…

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

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

William Mark Australian silver box with enamel peacock motif,…

Enamel Peacock Silver Box by William Mark

William Mark Australian silver box with enamel peacock motif, interior also enamelled and mirrored, 20th century, stamped 'W. Mark, Stg. Silver', 5 x 6 x 1 cm

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.

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

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.

Cantonese enamel box and cover, of rectangular form, decorated…

Cantonese Enamel Box with Bird and Flower Panels

Cantonese enamel box and cover, of rectangular form, decorated with panels depicting birds and flowers, on a ground of flowers and foliate scrolls, in tones of blue, yellow, red and green, mark to base, length 11 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…

A fine Austrian silver pill box with green guilloche enamel lid…

Austrian Silver Pill Box with Green Guilloche Enamel Lid

A fine Austrian silver pill box with green guilloche enamel lid decorated with silver and marcasite, 19th century, stamped '935', 4.5 cm wide

A Battersea enamel box, English, 19th century of oval form,…

Battersea Enamel Fisherman Box

A Battersea enamel box, English, 19th century of oval form, hinged cover, finely painted with a fisherman in a landscape scene reserved on deep blue ground 3 cm high, 8 cm wide, 5 cm deep

German 935 silver and guilloche enamel box, marked, of…

German Silver Enamel Rose Box

German 935 silver and guilloche enamel box, marked, of rectangular form with canted corners, with hinged cover decorated with rose, with gilt interior, 8.5 cm x 6.5 cm

Late 19th century French green opaque glass and enamel box and…

French Green Glass Enamel Box with Rose Design

Late 19th century French green opaque glass and enamel box and cover, of large proportions, beautifully painted with roses and foliage surrounded by thumb cut motifs, raised upon four feet, 16 cm x 23 cm x 14 cm

A spectacular 18ct gold and enamel embellished .800 silver box,…

18ct Gold and Enamel Embellished Silver Box

A spectacular 18ct gold and enamel embellished .800 silver box, the hinged lid with silver ribbon in a parterre pattern enhanced by parcel-gilt acanthus leaves and backed by bright blue and red enamel panels, framed by an applied .750 gold classical…

Gold and enamel box, Continental, 19th century rectangular with…

Enamel and Gold Box with Floral Motifs

Gold and enamel box, Continental, 19th century rectangular with rounded corners, the lid and base with stylised engine-turned panels within a blue enamel rim and chased floral blue enamel leaf borders, gross weight approximately 126 grams, approximately…

Late 19th century French green opaque glass and enamel box and…

Large French Green Glass Enamel Box with Roses

Late 19th century French green opaque glass and enamel box and cover, of large proportions, beautifully painted with roses and foliage surrounded by thumb cut motifs, raised upon four feet, 16 x 23 x 14 cm

Austrian gilt silver and enamel box, hallmarked 900, of…

Austrian Gilt Silver Enamel Monogram Box

Austrian gilt silver and enamel box, hallmarked 900, of rectangular form with a hinged lid, decorated with central monogram, weight 121gm, length 8 x width 5.5 cm

Fine French enamelled jewellery casket with gilt ormolu, width…

Enamelled French Jewellery Casket with Gilt Ormolu (No Key)

Fine French enamelled jewellery casket with gilt ormolu, width 17 cm, no key

A Stewart Dawson sterling silver and enamel lidded box, the…

Enamel Waratah Flower Lidded Box by Stewart Dawson

A Stewart Dawson sterling silver and enamel lidded box, the plain rectangular domed lid with an applied circular plaque containing an enamel waratah flower on a branch with original blue lined interior, on four feet, maker Stewart Dawson Co. Ltd. Stamped…

Sterling silver and enamel box, mark of Stuart Devlin, London,…

Stuart Devlin Enamel Silver Box with Water Lilies

Sterling silver and enamel box, mark of Stuart Devlin, London, c. 1981, of circular shape, the lid decorated with a pond with water lilies and a frog, hallmarked and numbered 16, minor loss to enamel, with presentation box, height 4 cm diameter 6.5 cm…

George V sterling silver & enamel jewel box Birmingham 1927,…

Enamel and Silver Jewel Box

George V sterling silver & enamel jewel box Birmingham 1927, maker's mark rubbed, inset pink enamel lid, monogrammed, to quad-footed sterling silver box, lined interior, length 15 cm, height 6.5 cm.

Late 19th century French Bleu Royale enamel jewel casket, oval…

French Bleu Royale Enamel Jewel Casket

Late 19th century French Bleu Royale enamel jewel casket, oval quatrefoil shaped box with enamel bead and gilt decorations all with gilt metal fittings, original silk interior lining 17 cm long

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 Georgian Bilston style enamel patch box, the hinged lid…

Georgian "Friend" Enamel Patch Box with Mirror

A Georgian Bilston style enamel patch box, the hinged lid inscribed 'A Gift to A Friend', a mirror inside the lid. W.5.3 cm

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

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

Antique French enamel lidded trinket box with traditional…

French Courting Scene Enamel Trinket Box

Antique French enamel lidded trinket box with traditional courting scene decoration to top and bottom,opening to traditional scene enamel inner lid and inner base, bound with ormolu hinge, diameter 5.5 cm minor crack to base of enamel

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…

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…

English enamelled sterling silver pill box, with classical…

Victorian Enamelled Silver Pill Box by V.S

English enamelled sterling silver pill box, with classical Victorian scene to lid. Hallmarked Birmingham 1902 by makers V.S

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 solid silver box, 800 silver with hinged lid…

Blue Enamel Continental Silver Hinged Box

Continental solid silver box, 800 silver with hinged lid decorated in blue enamel

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.

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)

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.

A Russian silver-gilt 84 cloisonne enamel patch box, Michael…

Russian Cloisonne Enamel Patch Box by Michael Smirnov (1898)

A Russian silver-gilt 84 cloisonne enamel patch box, Michael Smirnov, circa 1898, of compressed circular form, enamelled with varicolor stylized floriate and foliate designs overall, the hinged cover with a raised gilt thumb piece, hall marked to the…

An Austrian enamel box and an ivory silver and faux malachite…

Enamel Box and Ivory Compact with Faux Malachite Enamel

An Austrian enamel box and an ivory silver and faux malachite enamelled compact, diameter 9 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)

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

An early 20th century Austrian gilt metal and enamel windmill…

Enamel Windmill Music Box with Jewellery Compartment

An early 20th century Austrian gilt metal and enamel windmill jewellery music box, hand painted enamel panels of romantic courting couples in a medieval pastoral landscapes. The windmill blades with conforming decoration. The working music box to the gilt…

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

Two black beaded necklaces with CC and one jewellery chain, one…

Chanel Beaded Necklaces and Eyewear Chain Set

Two black beaded necklaces with CC and one jewellery chain, one bead and faux pearl chain with gold tone hardware and cream enamel CC, one bead and chain with gunmetal finish, stamped 'Chanel made in France', a jewellery chain for eyewear with crystal…

Silver trinket box, sterling silver, the lid enamelled with…

Enamelled Rose Sterling Silver Trinket Box, Birmingham 1909 Hallmarks

Silver trinket box, sterling silver, the lid enamelled with roses and lined border, hallmarks for Birmingham 1909

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 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.

Antique patch box, 19th century silver oval shape box with…

19th Century Enamel Patch Box with Equestrian Scene

Antique patch box, 19th century silver oval shape box with white and black enamel decoration to lid depicting lady on a horse and gentleman bowing

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

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

A Continental silver and enamelled box; marked '800', with…

Enamelled Continental Silver Box with Greco-Roman Dance Scene

A Continental silver and enamelled box; marked '800', with lovely Greco-Roman dance scene adorning the upper panel, late 19th century, 8 cm wide, 82 grams.

A Continental silver enamelled box with a scene depicting…

Enamelled Silver Box with Lovers Scene - 19th Century

A Continental silver enamelled box with a scene depicting lovers adorning the upper panel, marked '800', late 19th century, 7.5 cm wide. 73 grams.

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

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

Delightful 19th century Moser glass jewellery casket, of…

Moser Glass Jewellery Casket with Enamelled Birds

Delightful 19th century Moser glass jewellery casket, of rectangular form with a hinged domed cover, in purple glass with bevelled edges, beautifully decorated with polychrome enamelled birds above flowers and foliate scrolls, with twin gilded brass…

A 19th century European quality enamel jewelled ruby red glass…

Enamelled Jewelled Ruby Red Glass Casket with Exotic Birds

A 19th century European quality enamel jewelled ruby red glass casket in gilt brass frame with wirework handles and highlights, the domed lid and all sides exquisitely enamelled with exotic birds amongst foliage with jewel like and gilt swirling highlight…

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

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

A fine Nowegian hammered silver and ivory jewellery box, David…

Norwegian Silver and Ivory Jewellery Box by David Andersen

A fine Nowegian hammered silver and ivory jewellery box, David Andersen (Oslo), 925 silver, circa 1900, the square section lidded box on walrus ivory feet decorated with stylised floral sprays to the bottom corners and rope twist border to the rim, the…

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

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

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

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

A Victorian mother-of-pearl inlaid papier mache writing slope…

Victorian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Writing Slope & Jewel Casket

A Victorian mother-of-pearl inlaid papier mache writing slope and a jewel casket, mid 19th century, the writing slop inlaid with pearl, paua shell and bone inlay with gilt enrichments, the with a leather writing slope and compartments, the other box with…

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

Continental silver-gilt and guilloche enamel box, circa 1927;…

1927 Silver-Gilt Guilloche Enamel Box with London Import Marks

Continental silver-gilt and guilloche enamel box, circa 1927; of rectangular form with rounded corners, the interior and exterior gilded, a hinged cover with a shaped thumbpiece, the sides, back and cover enamelled in translucent orange over a radiating…

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.

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

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

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

Good Art Deco enamel & silver box marked Dutch import / antique…

Good Art Deco enamel & silver box marked Dutch import / antique re stamp 1906-53, 925, dia. 54 mm, weight

An enamel and silver octagonal trinket box, Austrian circa 1900,…

An enamel and silver octagonal trinket box, Austrian circa 1900, 7 cm wide, 3.2 cm high

Two Continental silver cases and a sterling silver pill box,…

Two Continental silver cases and a sterling silver pill box, comprising two Continental silver and enamel cases (X-ray tested 800 and 850 silver) cases and a sterling silver pill box with a yellow guilloche enamel top (1911 Birmingham, maker's mark…

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…

'The Endeavour Entering the pier, a Trifle from Margate'…

'The Endeavour Entering the pier, a Trifle from Margate' antique Battersea enamel patch box, 18th century, 5 cm wide

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

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