Excellent work and what we've needed for years. I'm guessing but I imagine the process is financially viable for only the rarer, more valuable lamps and lanterns...
It's not expensive in the big scheme of things as they take me 8 to 10 hours to complete and if it goes wrong it's back to the beginning, literally so frustrating sometimes and it's all done in a little workshop .
So here is a customer's X246 b with his custom enamelled hood in a blue to match the base which he has restored in his own design and colour.
Wow great work that last link doesn’t work for me though? Was it connected with the custom Tilley in the last photo ? @Tilleyz13 thanks
I assume it's all Vitreous Enamel? They do look handsome for sure. Take us through the process please. (Old Speckled Hen... 'Old Speckled 'un' -comes from the nickname of the rough old runabout MG the MG factory workers used to get around in - it was all sorts of speckled colours). A good drop, especially out of the keg.
Spoke to my brother who is a design Jeweller, and he's confirmed that it's dead easy - anyone can do it. ()
@Julian Whittaker That sounds good Julian. Maybe you can allure the process out of your brother and publish it here on CPL. That would be great, Best regards Tom.
Well here's his email anyway ... "Yup, but that kind of enamelling is very crafty, they don't mind "happy accidents", adds to the flavour. I have a kiln here, about one foot by ten by ten inches,used to do some things, but it is such a time consuming and expensive art, that it was never worth it commercially to do work. I did some plique a jour work ( you make a wire framed design then fill it with enamel) like stained glass. Every colour has a different firing temperature and time, if you get it wrong, another colour can oxidise and go black, oh boy. challenging but if you had the time, rewarding. I didn't bother. Max did some amazing enamelling at college. dazx" (Max was the finest Silversmith in England. Did stuff for HRH.- Sheffield lad, and one of the best blokes you could imagine)
