Inka Essenhigh (American, b. 1969)

Flower King, 2022

Enamel on canvas

This Armenian manuscript was created in 1475 by a Armenian scribe named Aristakes for the Armenian Apostolic Church It contains a series of sixteen images on the life of Christ preceding the text of the Gospels, as well as the traditional Evangelist portraits, and there are marginal illustrations throughout. The style of the miniatures, which employ brilliant colors and emphasize decorative patterns, is characteristic of manuscript production in the region around Lake Van during the fifteenth century. This jeweled and enameled silver binding bears a composition of the Adoration of the Magi on the front and the Ascension on the back. Numerous inscriptions  spanning a few centuries attest to the manuscript’s long history of use and revered preservation

Silver Plated and Enameled Bat Matchsafe

Bob Mackie Pink Enamel Rhinestone Carousel Horse Brooch

Raqib Shaw (Indian, b. 1974), The Disambiguation of the Last Myth of the Shinobi, 2013. Acrylic, glitter, enamel and rhinestones on paper, 59.1 x 59.1 cm.

Bob Mackie Pink Enamel Rhinestone Carousel Horse Brooch

Pendant with Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven wearing a dress and crown studded with seven large diamonds and set against a translucent, rich blue celestial background.

Gold, enamel, diamonds, and pearlsWestern Europe, Southern Germany (?), Italy (?), c. 1550-1560

https://www.lesenluminures.com/artworks/categories/1/9698-pendant-with-virgin-mary-as-queen-of-heaven-italy-c.-1550-1560/

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Bear with a balalaika, vintage enamel pin (buy)

Hedgehog in the fog characters - enamel pins

Pendant with a Lion, 1600, Art Institute of Chicago: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance

Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf Size: 9.7 × 3.4 cm (3 13/16 × 1 3/8 in.) Medium: Gold, amber, enamel, and pearls

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117311/

Inka Essenhigh (American, b. 1969), Purple Pods, 2019. Enamel on canvas, 34 x 32 in.

Why did the girl mushroom go out with the boy mushroom?

Because she heard he was a fungi.

Edwardian Gold Enamel Diamond Sapphire Plique-a-Jour Dragonfly Brooch

Bird Cloisonne Plate, Hand Made with Tiny Copper Wires and Powered Enamel, China