I specialize in Cloisonne on silver, but create with over 12 techniques. In 2010, I created a series of 12 beaded and enameled wall pieces, each with a different technique of enameling. Check these out and you can request custom designs, based on any of these techniques, even ones that include images of your pet! Sometimes I'll add an enameled piece to a beaded button so check out my Beaded Buttons page for this combination.
All buttons are back marked with my KC stylized signature and, if large enough, also include the year of creation and my button number. All balls and twisted wire are made of fine silver by me. Note: my styled KC signature is documented in my book, which is in the Library of Congress.
Note: it's difficult to take a good photo of enamels because of the reflection. If you are unsure of a button, you can purchase it with my guarantee - if the quality is not what you expected, you may return it within 7 days in the same condition, for a full refund, excluding shipping and insurance charges.
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CloisonnE and Guilloche combination
These special buttons use a Guilloche background with Cloisonne on top - always on a fine silver disks using leaded enamels. |
#3489
Cloisonne and Guilloche on fine silver with focal of a peacock using leaded enamels, Paillons, fine silver twisted wire and balls and flower wafers with encrustations in his head feathers. Set in sterling silver with glass beads and pearls and a double shank. Guilloche is from a Brocade Machine (design name Punti Casuali by Tig Lichty).
Large $975 |
#3488
Cloisonne and Guilloche on fine silver with focal of an Ebony Jewelwing dameselfly using leaded enamels, two types of gold Paillons, flower wafers and 24K balls, in a sterling silver setting with flake pearl, Swarovski crystal flower and glass bead. Guilloche is from a Brocade Machine (design name Fiori Antichi by Tig Lichty). $900 |
#3277
Cloisonné and Guilloche (moire pattern) on fine silver using leaded enamels including Goldstone enamel from Japan (like glitter enamel), two types of gold paillons and a faux enamel opal in the center made with sivler and gold foil, in a sterling setting. Large $355 |
Limited Ediiton of 10 -
Plum Blossoms - #3239
Focal design of plum blossom and bud, using gold foil in the branches, gold paillons and mica luster on top with two size fine silver cloisonne wires. Medium $375 Archive buttons in this limited edition.
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Lovely Fleur-de-lis - #3392
Guilloche (basketweave design) and Cloisonne with Fleur-de-lis gold Paillons and a central Pierreries. This button only uses 2 leaded enamels - clear/flux and teal. It shows how more layers of the same transparent gives a darker shade and how over silver or gold the color changes as gold reflects yellow. Notice that the Pierreries is greenish - that is the same teal over gold. Medium $175 Archive buttons in this limited edition.
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this color does not seem to change with the gold under it. |
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Cloisonne
Cloisonne is a technique of enameling in which wires of the same or different widths are bent to form a design and the resulting cells are wet packed with enamel; the top is then ground to be flush and the piece is polished. My Cloisonne pieces are usually fired about 15 times in a kiln at 1500°F. Many of them have Basse Taille or Guilloche backgrounds. My new style is to make these with a setting.
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 10 - Peace On Earth #2470
Cloisonne enameled Basse Taille on fine silver with focal of dove with olive branch using leaded vitreous enamels and fine gold foil with fine silver balls on top. Dim: 1' Price: $125
#3
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me |
Cloisonne - LImited Edition of 10 - Wild Mustang #2777
Enameled fine silver cut circle with focal Wild Mustang using leaded and unleaded vitreous enamels, flower wafers, fine silver balls and gold foil sun on top. Dim: Large; Price: $385
#1
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 10
Goldie - #2604
Cloisonne on fine silver circle, using leaded vitreous enamels with fine silver balls and twisted wires and luster on top. Dim: 1.5" Price: $285. Archived buttons in the LE.
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 10 -
Cluck! #2730
Enameled Fine Silver circle with focal stylized chicken using vitreous leaded enamels with fine silver balls and twisted wire and fine gold foil and a flower wafer on top. Dim: 1" Price: $85
#1
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 15 - Pear #2530
Enameled fine silver circle with focal pear, using vitreous leaded enamels with gold foil and fine silver balls on top. Dim: 1.5" Price: $150 Archived buttons in the LE.
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 15 - Elegant Peacock #2330
Cloisonne peacock on fine silver using vitreous leaded and unleaded enamels, fine silver and gold foils and fine silver balls and twisted wires on top. Dim: 2". Price: $435 Archived buttons in the LE.
#5
If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 15 - Iris Beauty- #2297
Cloisonne and Basse Taille on fine silver using fine gold foil with fine silver balls on top; leaded vitreous enamels. Dim: 1". Price: $150 Archived buttons in the LE.
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Basse Taille is roll printed lizzard skin pattern.
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me |
Cloisonne - LImited Edition of 15 - Paisley Pretty - #2260
Cloisonne and Basse Taille on fine silver, using vitreous leaded enamels with luster, gold ceramic pen and fine silver balls on top. Dim: 3/4". Price: $150 Archived buttons in the LE.
#2
Basse Taille pattern is wavy lines |
#3317
Focal paisley
using leaded enamels (background with crushed goldstone glass), fine silver wires hanging off the edge (this construction is fairly unique), with a flower wafer, fine silver balls and twisted wires on top. large $220.00
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Lily of the Valley #2331
Cloisonne and Basse Taille of Lily of the Valley on fine silver using vitreous leaded enamels with fine silver wires with green luster and fine silver balls on top. Dim: 1". Price: $175. Archived buttons in this limited edition.
#7
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me |
Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 15 - Peacock single- #2277
Cloisonne and Basse Taille on fine silver using fine gold and silver foils with fine silver balls on top; leaded vitreous enamels. Dim: 1". Price: $100. Archived buttons in the LE.
#3
Basse Taille pattern is waves
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 10 - Pansy Parade - #2161
Cloisonne enameled Basse Taille on fine silver, using vitreous leaded enamels with fine silver balls on top. Dim: 1" Price: $100
#1
Basse Taille is a roll printed woven pattern.
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Cloisonne - Limited Edition of 10 - Black Eyed Susan - #2162
Cloisonne enameled Basse Taille ("golf ball" pattern - roll printed) on fine silver, using vitreous leaded enamels with fine silver balls and twisted wires on top. Dim: 1" Price: $145
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Cloisonne - LImited Edition of 10 - Yellow Rose of Texas
#2352
Cloisonne enamel on fine silver using vitreous leaded enamels, gold foil and fine silver balls on top. Dim: 1 1/16 sq. Price: $175
See others in the Limited Edition
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Guilloche
This is a specific form of Basse Taille and is what Faberge did on the background of his eggs and frames. These patterns are engine turned on a specialized machine which is not manufactured today. All my Guilloche is done on fine silver. This is a fairly rare form of modern enameling, due to the lack of access to get the metal.
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#3193
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Guilloche - Limited Edition of 15 - Golden Ferns - #2175
Using vitreous leaded enamels in 3 colors with gold foil leaves and fine silver twisted wire and balls on top. The Guilloche pattern is not the same on all of these. Dim: 7/8". Price: $85. Archive buttons in this limited edition.
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Moiré pattern
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Guilloche - Limited Edition of 15 - Tri-Floral - #2178
On fine silver with leaded vitreous enamels, flower wafers and fine silver twisted wire and balls on top. The Guilloche pattern will not be the same on all of these. Dim: 7/8". Price: $85 Archive buttons in this limited edition.
#2
Basketweave pattern
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Guilloche - Limited Edition of 15 - Golden Swan #2184
On fine silver with leaded vitreous enamels, gold foil swan with fine silver twisted wires and balls on top. The Guilloche pattern will not be the same on all of these. Dim: 7/8". Price: $85 Archive buttons in this limited edition.
#2
on Moire pattern
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Guilloche - Limited Edition of 15 - Golden Seahorses - #2185
On fine silver with leaded vitreous enamels, gold foil seahorses with fine silver twisted wires and balls on top. The Guilloche pattern will not be the same on all of these. Dim: 7/8". Price: $85. Archived buttons in this limited edition.
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on Spiral pattern |
Guilloche - Limited Edition of 15 - Golden Unicorn - #2254
On fine silver with leaded vitreous enaemls, gold foil unicorn with fine silver balls on top. The Guilloche pattern will not necessarily be the same on all of these. Diim: 7/8". Price $85 
#1
on moire pattern |
Guilloche - Limited Edition of 15 - Golden Fleur-de-Lis - #2269
On fine silver with leaded vitreous enaemls, gold foil Fleur-de-lis with fine silver balls and twisted wire on top. The Guilloche pattern will not necessarily be the same on all of these. Diim: 7/8". Price $85 Archived buttons in this limited edition.
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On Baskerweave pattern |
Basse Taille
This technique is a texturing of the metal underneath transparent enamel. These are on fine silver where I get the pattern by either roll printing or etching. Roll printing requires a machine called a rolling mill that exerts high pressure on the metal. Using this technique you cane even roll print a pattern cut from a manila folder. Very cool. Also see silver Dimis |
Basse Taille - Limited Edition of 10 -
Golden Hoot #3237
Enameled fine silver domed circle, patterned by roll printing, with focal of gold owl paillon with a border of other gold paillons, using leaded enamels. Dim: small Price $50 Archived buttons in this limited edition.
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Basse Taille - Limited Edition of 15 -
Dragonfly and Flowers
#2322
On fine silver, using vitreous leaded enamels, with flower wafers, twisted fine silver wire and gold foil dragonfly on top. Dim: 3/4". Price $35 Archived buttons in this limited edition.
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Basse taille is basketweave pattern
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Basse Taille - Limited Edition of 15 -
Butterfly and Flowers
#2311
On fine silver, using vitreous leaded enamels, with flower wafers, twisted fine silver wire and gold foil butterfly on top. Dim: 3/4" Price: $35 Archived buttons in this limited edition.
#2
Basse Taille is basketweave pattern
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Foldformed Metal in Silver
These are mostly all Basse Taille enameling |
#3275
Fine silver foldformed into abstract design, enameled with leaded enamels using gold foil dots with a sugar fire finish. Large $50
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#3247
Basse Taille enameled Foldformed fine silver spindel using leaded enamels and fine gold paillons and pierreriers. $50 |
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Basse Taille enameled Foldformed fine silver,using leaded enamels, gold foil dots, gold owl paillon, with OME of roll printed fine silver circle, twisted wire and balls as a 2-hole sew through. Large $65
#3232
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Enameled Basse Taille Foldformed fine silver in the shape of a regular trapezoid with faux Horsehair Enameling, faux opal (using enamel), using leaded enamels, fine silver wire, gold and silver foils, unleaded lumps, and artist's hair. Large $85
#3230
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Enameled Basse Taille on Foldformed fine silver using leaded enamels and unleaded enamel lumps, fine gold and silver foils, fine silver wire, gold paillions, fine silver balls and one light purple CZs; three hole sew through. Large $125
#3220
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Open Series -
Silver Leaf #3228
Shape of a leaf with dew drops using relfector glass beads and with a lady bug outlined in fine silver wire, using leaded enamels. Large. Each is priced depending on the size and detail. Archived buttons in this limited edition.
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$100
This one is sold, but I can make you another in the LE - just email me
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Enameled Basse Taille on Foldformed fine silver with focal of a Phoenix raising in flames using fine gold foil, leaded enamels and mica luster on the edges. About 2 1/8" high. Large $85
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Basse Taille on Foldformed fine silver with focal of a black pegasus decal (transfer), using leaded enamels, sgrafittoed sun rays, fine gold foil under clear enamel, silver luster (mica paint) and dichroic slide frit decals and flower wafers in bottom portion, 3-hole sew through. Large $55
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Decal (Transfer) on Silver |
Limited Edition of 5 -
Bronco Buster #3156
Fine silver rounded rectangle with focal of a black decal (transfer) bronco rider, using leaded and unleaded vitreous enamels, bottom portion using the high fire webbing technique, with a Paillon bird in the upper left corner of the sky. Large $45 Archived buttons in this limited edition.
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Fused Settings
These pieces start with fused fine silver (maybe a bit of sterling too) that includes a space to enamel in. The enamel might be any technique, but will usually be with leaded tansparent enamels. |
#3278
Cloisonné in fine silver fused setting, using leaded enamels, including goldstone enamel from Japan (like glitter), and gold foil with fine silver balls on top.
Medium $150 |
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#3293
Enameled fine silver granulation design with leaded enamels. Medium $75
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Dimis
All these are 3/8" or under. See copper dimis |
Open Ediiton
Ball Flower - #3363
Silver Basse Taille (pattern from roll-printing) with central flower made of fine silver balls. $30
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Open Ediiton
Dimi Flower - #3362
Silver Basse Taille (pattern was roll-printed) with flower wafer and 3 silver balls. $30
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Limited Ediiton of 15
Dimi Red Flowers- #3478
Silver Basse-taille dimi with decal of a bunch of red flowers. $30
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