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A rare and very large vintage 1960s Kay Whitcomb copper enamel and wood modernist Cat design box

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A rare vintage 1960s handmade copper enamel in wood modernist Cat design box by California artist/enamelist Kay Whitcomb of San Diego. Entirely handmade one of a kind piece of vintage modernist enamel art by one of the preeminent mid century American enamelists! Here is a short biography of the artist from the Enamel Arts Foundation website: A major figure in American enameling, Kay Whitcomb was born in 1921 in Arlington, Massachusetts, to a long line of New England metalsmiths. Her work explored diverse subjects, and she incorporated words, phrases, and proverbs into it. She became versed in numerous techniques and started exploring unconventional methods of fusing glass to metal. By the late 1960s she was experimenting enameling on steel at factories in Germany and Belgium. Among her many large-scale works produced at Crahait Emailleries in Gosselies, Belgium, was a pair of eighty-four-by-thirty-two-inch doors, which were shown at California Design 11 at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1971. Her desire to share her knowledge led her to teach enameling at the La Jolla Art Museum and the San Diego Museum of Art shortly after her move to the region. She juried and curated numerous exhibitions and went to great efforts to keep enameling on public display. Besides exhibiting in Europe, she led the effort to have several American enamelists included in the prestigious International Biennial of Enamel Art in Limoges. Measures 10" long by 6.5" wide by 2.5" high at rim. Marked at front in lower right corner, "Kay Whitcomb '61", also has hand etched signature and date on back into the wood as shown. No doubt a one of a kind piece of enamel art, though I have seen a very similar design in a wall-hanging version in the collection of the Enamel Arts Foundation. There is some wear and discoloration to the wood sections of the box, and the white plexiglass liner inside as shown. Excellent vintage condition.
December 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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A one of a kind copper enamel abstract modernist pendant necklace by Kaye Whitcomb of San Diego, California circa 1970.

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a SUPERB one of a kind vintage 1970s handmade copper enamel abstract modernist design pendant still on the original 25" leather cord by important artist/enamelist Kay Whitcomb (1921-2015) of San Diego, California. Whitcomb is one of the most important enamelists of the 20th century, and this pendant is an extraordinary example of her very rare enameled jewelry pieces! Here's a biography (that I have shortened somewhat) of the artist given on the Enamel Arts Foundation website: She began her art studies at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 1939. She completed her course work at RISD in 1942. She moved, in 1954, to San Diego with her two children. Her work explored diverse subjects, and she started incorporating words, phrases, and proverbs into it. Her work was shown at California Design 11 at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1971. She juried and curated numerous exhibitions and went to great efforts to keep enameling on public display. Besides exhibiting in Europe, she led the effort to have several American enamelists included in the prestigious International Biennial of Enamel Art in Limoges. This pendant is from the estate of the highly regarded Southern California studio ceramist, Wayne Chapman, and had belonged to his wife, Barbara, a textile and jewelry artist, who had traded a piece of her jewelry to Whitcomb in exchange for this pendant around 1970-71. It is not signed, but the provenance is unquestionable. It measures just over 3" tall by just over 2.25" widest point. Still hangs on the original 25" wearable leather cord that slips over the head. Can be easily replaced with a longer cord if needed, or hung on a chain or even a neck ring for different looks! Such a unique and extraordinary work by this very important enamelist and with such important provenance! A collector's dream!! Excellent vintage condition.
December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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A hypnotic pinwheel Op Art copper enamel artwork by Lise Deschatelets of Quebec Canada circa 1960s.

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A hypnotic vintage 1960s 70s handmade copper enamel modernist Pinwheel Op Art design raised footed bowl artwork by enamelist/artist Lise Deschatelets (b. 1948-) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The design reminds me of those spinning optical wheels that were used to hypnotize people in old silent movies from the 1920s! The design was no doubt influenced by the Op Art movement including artists like Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley, but also a common design found on whirligigs and other wind-operated toys and wind chimes. Lise Deschatelets is an enamelist, a painter, and a sculptor from Montreal who stopped creating enamel artworks after just a few years to concentrate on her painting and sculpture. Consequently, her enamel artworks are much rarer than most from the period! Measures 9-7/8" diameter by 2" high at the rim. Counter-enameled in a finely speckled blue enamel on the bottom. A single large hand carved wood 'foot' attached at the bottom as shown. Marked "Deschatelets" on the bottom in gold paint over top of the enamel. Has an attached metal hanging device at the bottom, but can be displayed on a table as well. There is one very very small fleabite along the outer rim that isn't apparent at all except when the artwork is held up to the light. Can't be seen when displayed on a shelf or in a case! Excellent vintage condition with the above caveat and as shown.
September 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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How about a sugar skull with some spine! A strong spine! It moves!

And, it can be worn as either a brooch or a necklace! That means there are more opportunities to wear it.

I just added it to my site.

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May 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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A one of a kind vintage 1990s handmade copper enamel abstract modernist framed artwork by Gwendolyn Orsinger aka 'Orsini'.

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A very large one of a kind vintage 1990s Gwendolyn Orsinger ‘Orsini’ Anderson handmade copper enamel abstract modernist framed artwork - the artist was not only a pioneer of the enamel arts, but also an educator who taught students here in the US and abroad traveling to over 100 countries in her lifetime, and was one of the founding members of the first enamelist guild in the US back in the early 1970s - she exhibited in dozens of galleries nationwide and abroad, and her work is in the collections of museums and prominent collectors of the enamel arts internationally!
April 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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One more for Superb Owl Sunday.

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Enamel on steel and copper with hammered copper pipe. Barn Owl with faint green and orangey-tan ponderosa pine boughs against a deep blue background. Hand-cut, hand-hammered and enameled copper feather. Hand-hammered copper suspension with black and blue patina. ©Sheila Evans.
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Building up a little queue of these cloisonné pieces while I work on their settings.

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February 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Cloisonné moonscape.
Copper, vitreous enamel glass

This was an experiment in copper cloisonné, that I intend to repeat in silver. I actually really like how this one turned out. It has a somewhat antique feel.

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Cloisonné moonscape. Copper, vitreous enamel glass Cloisonné moonscape. Copper, vitreous enamel glass Cloisonné moonscape. Copper, vitreous enamel glass
January 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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An original 1970s Daniel Briard copper enamel abstract modernist tray/artwork...

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a striking and quite VIVID vintage 1970s handmade copper enamel geometric modernist 'hard-edge' design artwork by Canadian artist/enamelist Daniel Briard of Quebec. A simple yet bold design of a bull's eye in red and white, off center and with slight lines drawn thru the white enamel give the design greater depth and complexity. Measures 7" diameter by 1/2" high at rim. Marked at back as shown with hand-signature in white enamel over gray ground, "D. Briard 78" for Daniel Briard 1978. The enamel is nearly mint condition.
December 17, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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An original 1960s De Passillé Sylvestre enamel on copper artwork...

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a RARE and quite magnificent vintage 1960s handmade copper enamel modernist Sailboat and Seagulls artwork by the artistic duo Micheline de Passillé and Yves Sylvestre of Quebec Canada. The design is at-once both abstract and figurative as the various shapes form overall a sailboat among waves, and with three seagulls aloft beside the yacht! So unique and no doubt a one of a kind and impressive artwork! The couple were more experimental in their early days, and that is seen clearly in this artwork. There are layers overlaid on layers of enamel, some with raised edges which you can clearly feel when running your fingers over the enamel, particularly with the black and red enamel sections. No doubt the enamel was painted on, and built up over successive layers very similar to the impasto technique in painting. De Passilé-Sylvestre started their business in 1960 by making one of a kind enamel artworks and jewelry in enamel on copper. (See my last photo for an image of the couple at one of their installation exhibitions in their early days.) A true collectors prize! Measures 9-3/4" diameter by 1-1/4" high at rim. Excellent vintage condition.
December 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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An original 1950s Edward Winter abstract modernist copper enamel artwork...

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a BIG vintage 1950s handmade copper enamel abstract modernist design bowl in black white and red by American artist/enamelist Edward Winter. A bold abstract composition in high contrast colors, but with a slight iridescence to the black in parts as a twist, makes this a stand-out work by Winter! This bowl measures 9.75" diameter by 1.75" high at the rim. Weight is about a pound and a half prior to packing. Excellent vintage condition with the top side with no chips but some very very light scratches, and a few original 1/16" kiln flaws on the underside which of course don't show when displayed. An indefatigable spokesperson for the field, Edward Winter played a critical role in the development of enameling in this country in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Pasadena, California and raised in Ohio, Winter studied at the Cleveland School of Art, graduating in 1931. In his final year, one of his teachers – Julius Mihalik, a design instructor and former head of the Royal Hungarian School of Industrial Art in Budapest – encouraged Winter to travel to Vienna to continue his studies in design. Following his teacher’s advice, Winter studied enameling and metalwork with the prominent designer Josef Hoffmann and ceramics with the acclaimed ceramist and designer Michael Polowny. During this year, Winter studied several areas of design but began to focus increasingly on enameling. Winter’s studies in Vienna – where he was exposed to the latest innovations in European painting, sculpture, and design – changed the course of his career and solidified his commitment to enameling and to a modernist aesthetic. Through the course of his almost forty-five year career, Edward Winter dramatically advanced enameling in this country through a combination of teaching, writing, and most important, through his own extraordinary work.
December 17, 2024 at 6:31 PM