#champlevé

[milksockets]

'brooch with large emerald cut peridot in a 14k gold art nouveau frame with champlevé enamel, cultured pearls + diamonds' in the art of fashion accessories - joanne dubbs ball + dorothy hehl torem (1993)

[detournementsmineurs]

"Plaques de Croix d'Autel" de la Vallée de la Meuse en émail sur cuivre champlevé et doré (circa 1160-70) à l'exposition "Louvre Couture, Objets d'Art, Objets de Mode" au Louvre, Paris, mars 2025.

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #NationalMothWeek:

“#Moth" Pendant, c. 1900

Designer: Lucien Gaillard (French, 1861–1942 )

Gold, champlevé enamel, citrines, carved horn

3 in. × 3 5/8 in. (7.6 × 9.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2000.176

[thegothicera]

Medallion from a chest, champlevé enamel on copper, French (Limoges), ca. 1240

[ssudas]

Techniques and craftmanship methods require for Jewelry making

Jewelry making involves a wide range of techniques and craftsmanship methods, each requiring specific skills, tools, and materials. Here are some of the most common techniques used in jewelry making, whether for handmade artisanal pieces or mass-produced collections:

Hand Fabrication

Sawing: Using a jeweler’s saw to cut metal sheets into desired shapes.

Filing & Sanding: Smoothing and refining metal surfaces or edges after cutting.

Soldering: Using heat to melt solder (a metal alloy) to join pieces of metal, such as attaching clasps, links, or settings.

Forging: Shaping metal by hammering it to create texture, thin it out, or curve it.

Polishing: Using buffing machines, wheels, or cloth to achieve a high-shine finish on the metal.

Casting

Lost Wax Casting: A mold is created from a wax model, which is then melted and replaced with molten metal. This is one of the oldest techniques used for making detailed metal jewelry pieces.

Centrifugal & Vacuum Casting: Used to ensure the molten metal flows evenly into the mold, minimizing air bubbles and imperfections.

Stone Setting

Prong Setting: Small metal prongs are used to hold a gemstone in place. Common for engagement rings.

Bezel Setting: A metal rim encircles the gemstone to hold it securely.

Pavé Setting: Multiple small gemstones are set closely together, often giving the illusion of a continuous surface of stones.

Channel Setting: Gemstones are set between two strips of metal, allowing for a seamless, smooth look.

Flush Setting: The gemstone is set flush with the metal surface, offering a sleek and modern aesthetic.

Gypsy Setting: Similar to flush setting but usually involves a hammered finish around the gemstone, used for bold, simple designs.

Engraving & Embellishment

Hand Engraving: Using sharp tools to carve intricate patterns or designs into metal surfaces.

Laser Engraving: A modern technique that uses lasers to create detailed engravings or inscriptions, often used for personalization.

Etching: Using acid or other chemicals to corrode the surface of the metal in specific patterns, creating a textured or detailed design.

Filigree

Wire Work: Fine wires of gold or silver are twisted and shaped into intricate designs, often with lace-like appearances. This technique requires high precision and is often used in traditional jewelry.

Enameling

Cloisonné: Small cells or compartments are created with metal wire, which are then filled with enamel (colored glass powder) and fired to create vibrant patterns.

Champlevé: Enamel is applied into recessed areas of metal, then fired to create a colored design.

Plique-à-Jour: A transparent enamel technique that allows light to shine through, giving a stained-glass effect.

Hammering & Texturing

Chasing: A technique where the surface of the metal is hammered from the front to create patterns or designs.

Repoussé: The reverse of chasing, where the metal is hammered from the back to create a raised design.

Texturing: Using different hammers, stamps, or other tools to create a variety of surface textures, such as hammered, brushed, or matte finishes.

Wirework

Wire Wrapping: Jewelry made from twisting and wrapping wire into shapes and loops, often around gemstones, beads, or crystals.

Weaving & Knotting: Using wire or string to weave intricate patterns, often incorporating beads or small stones.

Beadwork

Stringing: Threading beads, pearls, or gemstones onto a string or wire to create necklaces or bracelets.

Knotting: Tying knots between beads (commonly pearls) to ensure they don’t rub against each other and for added strength.

Loom Beading: Using a loom to weave tiny seed beads into patterns for bracelets, necklaces, or other accessories.

Electroforming

Metal Coating: This is a process where a base material (such as a wax or organic object) is coated with a metal layer through electroplating. It’s commonly used for creating lightweight, hollow jewelry pieces.

CNC & 3D Printing

CNC Machining: This computerized technique is used to carve precise patterns and designs into metal or wax, enabling intricate designs that are difficult to achieve by hand.

3D Printing: Used for prototyping or creating complex designs, 3D printing involves creating a wax or resin model layer by layer, which can then be cast in metal using traditional techniques.

Inlay & Marquetry

Stone Inlay: Stones, such as turquoise or lapis lazuli, are cut into thin pieces and inserted into metal grooves to create decorative designs.

Wood or Shell Inlay: Wood, shell, or other non-metal materials are inlaid into metal surfaces to create intricate designs or mosaics.

Embossing & Stamping

Stamping: Using metal stamps or dies to create patterns or letters on the surface of a piece.

Embossing: Using pressure to raise designs on metal surfaces, creating a three-dimensional effect.

Granulation

Beading Technique: Small metal beads or granules are applied to the surface of a piece and soldered to create intricate designs, often used in ancient and traditional jewelry styles.

Soldering & Welding

Soldering: Used to join metal pieces together with the help of solder and heat.

Laser Welding: A modern technique using laser technology to weld small or delicate pieces of metal together, often for intricate repairs.

Pearl & Bead Setting

Knotting: Hand-knotting is used in pearl necklaces to separate each pearl and add durability.

Glue Setting: Some beads and pearls are set using adhesives, especially in designs where drilling holes isn't practical.

By mastering these techniques and methods, jewelry makers can produce pieces ranging from simple, minimalist designs to complex, ornate creations. The choice of technique depends on the desired aesthetic, materials used, and the skill level of the jeweler.

[penhero]

The Wahl Company experimented with a decorative technique known as champlevé in the late 1920s and made several prototypes that can be seen in Jonathan Veley’s book, Eversharp, Cornerstone of an Industry. As he points out in his book, champlevé has a specific definition that Wahl did not completely adhere to. Traditional champlevé is “a decorative technique that fuses a powdered glassy material into a recess in a metal surface through the application of heat,” according to the article “Champlevé Enameling” by Medill Higgins Harvey, Moira Gallagher, and Anne Grady of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The known Wahl pens with a "champlevé" design are actually the opposite effect.

Read the story about these interesting pens here:

[delicatuscii-wasbella102]

A silver-gilt and champlevé enamel tea caddy, Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, 1899-1908

[mirellabruno]

Tiffany & Co vase, 1911. 22K gold, champlevé and plique-à-jour enamel.

[steliosagapitos]

~ "FRENCH CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMELED AND GILT BRONZE LIDDED CASKET - 19TH CENTURY. A rectangular form casket with convex panels in an Arabesque design, the interior with a diamond quilted silk satin lining. (Length 5.25 inches (13.5 cm)." ~

[nonhapiupareti]

Journey of the Magi (top) and Adoration of the Magi (side) on a Limoges champlevé chasse, c. 1200 (Musée de Cluny, Paris)

Note: riding with and without stirrups

[simurghgeorgie]

Chrêmeau en forme de colombe pour le saint chrême, issu du trésor de la Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. Argent doré et émail champlevé, 1866. 📷 le 07 mai 2025.

[detournementsmineurs]

"Fermail Orné d'une Fleur de Lys" en argent doré, émail champlevé et pierres précieuses provenant du trésor de l'Abbaye de Saint-Denis (1365-67) à l'exposition "Louvre Couture, Objets d'Art, Objets de Mode" au Louvre, Paris, mars 2025.

[naran-blr]

Edith Brearey Dawson (de soltera Robinson (1862-1929) pintora, joyera y miembro del movimiento Arts and Crafts inglesa .

Edith Robinson nació en Croydon, Surrey , de padres cuáqueros. En la década de 1880, Robinson trabajaba como profesora de arte y ganaba dinero extra vendiendo acuarelas, que representaban principalmente jardines y flores rurales.

En 1893 se casó con Nelson Dawson en Londres. Él era un pintor y metalúrgico con formación arquitectónica. Ambos se conocieron en una tienda de arte en Scarborough, donde Dawson trabajaba como asistente.

A principios de la década de 1890, Nelson Dawson asistió a una serie de conferencias sobre esmaltado impartidas por Alexander Fisher. No está claro si posteriormente enseñó la técnica a Edith o si asistieron juntos.

Posteriormente, ambos colaboraron en joyería: Edith Dawson creó los esmaltes y Nelson Dawson la metalistería. Edith Dawson era una perfeccionista y sus esmaltes son de una calidad excepcional, con una delicada apariencia de joya, fácilmente reconocible.

Se pueden encontrar ejemplos de la obra de los Dawson en el Museo Victoria y Alberto y el Museo Británico.

La pareja se mudó a Chiswick, donde abrió un taller. Durante sus años de mayor actividad, emplearon hasta veinte artesanos. En 1900, expusieron 125 piezas de joyería en la Sociedad de Bellas Artes de Bond Street. Sin embargo, para 1914, la pareja atravesaba dificultades económicas y redujo su producción de metalistería.

Continuaron creando, y en 1917 expusieron varias placas conmemorativas y heráldicas en la Real Academia, incluyendo una con el escudo de armas del Trinity College de Cambridge en bronce y esmalte champlevé.

En 1905, Edith Dawson publicó un pequeño libro titulado " Un pequeño libro sobre arte: el esmalte" . Durante su carrera, Dawson también expuso obras en el New English Art Club y la Royal Society of British Artists .

Le ponemos cara.

[jariktig]

consider also champleve or basse taille enamelling - all the lovely patterns (and @nova-spark is quite right about ones that shift in different modes; that is clever!) but they are carved and burned into your metal...

champ levee

and basse taille

Do you ever wonder what the Cybertronian equivalent to a tattoo looks like?

I DO ACTUALLY AND IT IS

pinstriping

Beautiful, delicate and ornate patterning, yes also can have Beautiful images of friends, names, but imagine the beauty of pinstripe patterns that form different images in their different forms

It being in their bot mode, one thing, and their vehicle another????

Imagine???

AHHH ITD BE GORGEOUS

[thegothicera]

Reliquary monstrance of a gilt copper alloy, champlevé enamel, and rock crystal, French (Limoges), 14th century

[yes-bernie-stuff]

Matthieu 2:1-12

Matthieu 2:1-12

L'Épiphanie du Seigneur

Reliquaire du Voyage et de l'Adoration des Mages,

Fabriqué à Limoges, France,

Vers 1200,

Émail champlevé sur cuivre doré; cristal de roche; âme en bois

© Le Metropolitan Museum, New York