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Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts, known in different languages by different names: Jugendstil in German, Stile Liberty in Italian,…
Cameo Paysage Glass
Cameo Paysage Glass. Paysage literally translates to landscape. Makers such as Émile Gallé and Daum of Nancy used cameo glass techniques to make some beautiful glass items depicting landscape scenes…
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Eggshell Porcelain
Eggshell porcelain is characterized by an excessively thin body under the glaze. It often had decoration engraved on it before firing that, like a watermark in paper, that was visible…
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Gilt Metal
Gilt metal antiques are items made from various metals, such as silver or bronze, which have been covered with a thin layer of gold or gold leaf. Below are some…
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Jugendstil
Jugendstil ("Youth Style") was an artistic movement, particularly in the decorative arts, that was influential primarily in Germany and elsewhere in Europe to a lesser extent from about 1895 until…
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Pâte-sur-Pâte
Pâte-sur-pâte is a French term meaning "paste on paste". It is a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body, usually with…
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Plique-a-jour
Plique-à-jour is a vitreous enamelling technique where the enamel is applied in cells, similar to cloisonné, but with no backing in the final product, so light can shine through the…
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Polychrome
Polychrome is a term used for items which have multiple colors as opposed to monochrome which is used to describe black and white or tones of one color. Below are…
