Champlevé Enamel

Ground glass, painted by hand into engraved gold, fired at 800°C until it becomes part of the metal. That is champlevé — the enamelling technique behind Georgian and Victorian keepsake jewellery, and it is how every piece here is made.

Not printed. Not a transfer. Not the cold epoxy that gets sold as "enamel". Real vitreous enamel is glass, and it behaves like glass: the colour is in the material, so it won't fade in sunlight or peel away at the edges.

Anything can go on one. Most people start with their dog or their cat. We have also painted a soft-boiled egg in an egg cup, lily of the valley climbing a ring shank, a rabbit sheltering under a leaf in the rain, a carousel horse, a teddy bear with a pink bow, and a campfire under a row of moon phases. If you can photograph it or describe it, it can usually be painted.

Every commission is designed and sent to you for approval before anything is engraved or fired.

See how a piece is made, and browse past designs →