Champlevé
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Champlevé is an enamelling technique in the decorative arts, or an object made by that process, in which troughs or cells are carved, etched, die struck, or cast into the surface of a metal object, an
High-quality Mosan 12th century armlet, somewhat damaged, so showing the cast recesses for the enamel
Celtic red enamel on horse-harness, Britain, c. AD 50
The Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, 2nd century AD Romano-British, with enamel in four colours.
Elaborate Limoges ciborium, c. 1200
Cloisonné
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Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has
Champlevé
…fully used, decorating caskets, plaques, and vessels, in Limoges enamel and that from other centres. Champlevé is distinguished from the technique of cloisonné enamel in which the troughs are created by soldering flat metal strips to the surface of the object. The difference between the techniques is analogous…
Pectoral of Senusret II, from his daughter's grave, using shaped stones rather than enamel. Cloisonné inlays on gold of carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise, lapis lazuli, 1880s BC
Chinese Ming Dynasty cloisonné enamel bowl, using nine colours of enamel
Early 7th century Anglo-Saxon seax (knife) hilt fitting, gold with garnet cloisonné inlay. Staffordshire Hoard, partially cleaned.
Byzantine cloisonné enamel plaque of St Demetrios, c. 1100, using the senkschmelz or "sunk" technique and the new thin-wire technique