| ugh Russian silver and enamel artistic works exploded | | | | silver and enamel artistic works exploded during the |
| during the 19th Century, the true ancient beginnings | | | | 19th Century, the true ancient beginnings were during |
| were during the 15th and 16th Centuries. During the | | | | the 15th and 16th Centuries. During the Empire of |
| heightened points of Russian silver and enamel works | | | | Byzantine, there was of a profound exposure to |
| of art, the Cloisonne technique slightly similar to the | | | | Christianity, and there was a blended mixture of |
| Orient's original Cloisonne technique of metal and | | | | expression within several of the enamel artworks |
| enamel process. The Orient technique of Cloisonne, | | | | during these very early time periods. |
| has slightly raised metal for pockets of enamel to be | | | | During the heightened points of Russian silver and |
| filled. But in the Russian Cloisonne technique, the metal | | | | enamel works of art, the Cloisonne technique slightly |
| surfacing is completely flat. On top of the Russian | | | | similar to the Orient's original Cloisonne technique of |
| artists making these three techniques their main | | | | metal and enamel process. The Orient technique of |
| methods of silver and enamel design, there is also the | | | | Cloisonne, has slightly raised metal for pockets of |
| artistic beauty of painted enamel. | | | | enamel to be filled. But in the Russian Cloisonne |
| Russian culture is full of colors, in everything they do | | | | technique, the metal surfacing is completely flat. With |
| architecturally in their homes, in their churches, and also | | | | the other popular method around this time period was |
| within their smaller artistic creations of their everyday | | | | the technique of Filigree. This is done by taking twisted |
| living. Not only were their inner and outer surroundings | | | | and thin silver wiring designs and laying them upon the |
| painted with colorful variations, but they were also | | | | flat surface specifically for the enamel filled areas. |
| decorated with enamels that were brilliantly translucent. | | | | There are several other silver and enamel inlay |
| Many of these jewels like enamels of the 19th Century | | | | methods and another very popular one to come along |
| were made by the court enameler, Ovchinikov, during | | | | after the Cloisonne and the Filigree techniques is the |
| the reign of Tzar Aleksandr III. It was during the reigns | | | | Champleve method. The Champleve technique is |
| of the Tzar's of Aleksandr II, Aleksandr III, and Tzar | | | | when there are etches or scratches engraved into the |
| Nikolai II that there was an explosion of creative | | | | silver, gold, or some other metal and the various colors |
| beauty within the artistic world of Russian enamel and | | | | of brilliant enamel is inlaid into the deep etches of |
| silver. | | | | design within the metal surface. On top of the Russian |
| With a splash of the Orient cultural influence mixed | | | | artists making these three techniques their main |
| with the Russian's national heritage made up the | | | | methods of silver and enamel design, there is also the |
| exquisite artworks known only to be owned by the | | | | artistic beauty of painted enamel. In this the enamel |
| Russian artists. There is nothing like the | | | | was literally hand-painted upon the silver or some other |
| expressiveness that is only unique to the Russians with | | | | metal an then fired for giving its translucent beauty. |
| their long lineage arts of enameling. Although Russian | | | | |