VIENNA PLIQUE-A-JOUR AND ENAMEL TOBACCO CASE, ``FJ``?

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VIENNA PLIQUE-A-JOUR AND ENAMEL TOBACCO CASE, ``FJ``?

Postby AG2012 » Sat May 05, 2012 2:50 am

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Tobacco case;gilded interior, translucent enamel and plique-à-jour, hand engraved décor. Plique-à-jour: temporary backing is dissolved after firing by acid or rubbed away. The technique is far more challenging than cloisonné due to high failure rate.
Austrian mark after 1922. Maker`s mark `` FJ``. There is no dot between F and J.Please, be so kind to tell.
Thanks for looking.

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Re: VIENNA PLIQUE-A-JOUR AND ENAMEL TOBACCO CASE, ``FJ``?

Postby Qrt.S » Sun May 06, 2012 1:22 pm

Mind my asking where do you see plique-à-jour enamel? The light blue enameled part looks like guilloché enamel to me, but? A plique-à-jour enameled object looks like a lead glass window, those you see in churches, light passes it. Kindly show a good close-up photo of the midpart. Do you mean that it is plique-à-jour enamel? Sorry, just asking...

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Re: VIENNA PLIQUE-A-JOUR AND ENAMEL TOBACCO CASE, ``FJ``?

Postby AG2012 » Tue May 08, 2012 4:25 am

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Thanks for looking;it`s OK you asked.Hoping we could identify who``FJ`` was.

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Re: VIENNA PLIQUE-A-JOUR AND ENAMEL TOBACCO CASE, ``FJ``?

Postby Qrt.S » Tue May 08, 2012 4:39 am

So I did and now I buy it, but that could not be seen in the first picture (translucent), therefore my wondering. However, the surrounding is guilloché enameling technique. I'm sorry but I have no idea who the maker is. Austrian marks are not my cup of tea (enamel is). I'm sure somebody will pop in and tell you the name.

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Re: VIENNA PLIQUE-A-JOUR AND ENAMEL TOBACCO CASE, ``FJ``?

Postby dognose » Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:21 am

A post that's worth a bump.

Any thoughts on the maker?

Trev.


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