Limoges
A French company that produces fine china. The miniature plate pin pictured above is made of porcelain that is accented with gold.
LIMOGES: A colorful application of enamel depicting a portrait or scene similar to those rendered on canvas.
A Limoges "Leo" box
What may surprise some is that zodiac collectibles - often viewed as too whimsical or kitschy for serious collectors - are gaining broad appeal and reaching a more upscale market, as well.
In these regions, as well as in the French Limoges area, there was a synchronous development of the champlevé technique, yet instead of gold they used copper as the base of their designs.
Brooches were also decorated with miniature Limoges painted enamel portraits (above, center), surrounded by Etruscan style granulation, filigree and fleur d'lis (fleur-de-lys).
The technique was possibly discovered by Venetians, but was extensively used at Limoges.
From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson ...
'open to light') enamelling was developed around the 14th century in Italy and France, the latter was the hub of enamelling for nearly 800 years, from the 12th to the 20th centuries. The technique of painting with enamels, known as Limoges ...
 See also: Enamel, Stone, Jewelry, Metal, Gold
  
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