Limoges Enamel.

This enamel medallion represents a banquet scene in the style of the Renaissance, half a dozen guests are feasting around a round table on which appears the remains of a meal, it is time for amorous banter, in the foreground a dog feeds on what we have wanted to throw at him, unless he has stolen it. The oval frame dates from the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century. Enamel on copper, Limousin monopoly, is a production whose beginnings date back to the Middle Ages, first champlevé and cloisonné, it was very successful, then appeared at the beginning of the 16th century the painted enamel which still exists today. today, for the greatest pride of the limougeauds. 19th century period. Dimensions with the frame 20.2 cm x 17.6 cm.