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10/17/2023

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STudio Buttons by Diane Echnoz Almeyda
Pierced Plique-A-Jour

Seldom seen, and practiced by few…..
Those words certainly describe the technical "tour-de-force" of enameling, plique-a-jour (pronounced pleek-a-shure). Though considered the most difficult of enameling techniques, many believe it is also the most beautiful.

Diane's work is guaranteed. If you are not totally pleased with a button, return it within 7 days for a full refund, excluding shipping and insurance both ways, in the same condition it was originally shipped.

Note: all sizes listed are approximate. Also, all metal is fine or sterling silver, even if it looks dark. The highly polished surface of the metal is extremely reflective. We are working on getting better photos.

#DA262
$395
Filigree Plique with a Cloisonne center

   

Pierced Plique-a-jour Buttons

These sillouette style buttons are pierced out of silver unless noted (a few are copper). Opalescent enamel is used to better show off the color and design.

copper dragon plique-a-jour button

DA99-1 $195
in copper

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.


Dragon and Fairy button

#DA122-1
large $395

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

2 squirrels button

#DA123-1
large $310

Running Squirrel button

#DA124-1
medium $210


squirrel button

#DA125-1
medium $210

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.


birds on a limb button

#DA126-1
medium $210


2 Griffins button

#DA127-1
large $375

2 Lions in a castle button

#DA128-1
large $275
in copper

Mother and baby deer button

#DA129-1
large $240
in copper

2 bucks fighting button

#DA130-1
large $245
in copper

buck button

#DA131-1
large $210
in copper

#DA169-1
large $340
sterling

 


Pierced Plique with transparent or opalescent enamels

#DA100-1
small $235
sterling

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.


Religious pierced plique button

#DA144-1
medium $295
sterling
religious 9-pointed star

#DA145-1
3 running rabbits
small/med $295
sterling

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.


mermaid button plique a jour

#DA115-1
large $435
fine silver

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

 

mermaid button plique a jour

#DA116-1
large $435
fine silver

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

mare and foal button plique a jour

#DA117-1
large $435
fine silver

Jester plique button

#DA97-1
Jester in Frame
Dim: 1 11/16" x 1 3/8" Price: $450

Note: this button may get a counter in an award as it is very unusual to have an Emaux Peint (the face) in a Plique design

SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Jester plique button

#DA98-1
Standing Jester
Dim: 2" x 1 1/16" Price: $420

Note: this button may get a counter in an award as it is very unusual to have an Emaux Peint (the face) in a Plique design

Celtic Knot Square with Openwork
1 1/8" sq. Price $225

celtic square knot

#DA91-3

 

Celtic Knot button

#DA91-2

 

Chameleon button plique-a-jour

DA103-1
$235 Chameleon Right Facing

Published in the CSBS Brief, Winter 2017 Vol 77, Issue 1,
page 29


Realistic Bee button plique-a-jour

DA101-1 $225

Chameleon button plique-a-jour

DA102-1
$235 Chameleon Left Facing

Published in the CSBS Brief, Winter 2017 Vol 77, Issue 1,
page 29

double cat plique button

#DA85-2
2 Cats with amber eyes grooming
Dim: 1 1/8" sq. Price $350

labrador head plique button

#DA87-1
Lab head. Dim: 15/16" x 1 1/16". Price $225

horse head plique button

#DA89-1
Horse Head, small. Dim: 11/16" x 3/4" price: $190

Cat button

#DA84-1
Single Cat
Dim: 1 3/8" x 1 1/8". Price: $310

Standing Beagle button

#DA86-1
Standing Beagle
Dim: 1 1/8"x 1". Price: $250

Horse Head button

#DA88-1
Horse Head Button
Dim: 1 9/32" x 1" Price: $260

Fairy plique button

#DA94-1
Fairy with buttfly silhouette.
Dim: 1 3/4" x 1" Price: $290

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Humming bird button

#DA93-2
Humming bird with Flower
Dim: 1 1/8" sq Price: $295

#DA146-2
Rabit in a stained glass window
large Price $325
sterling

Celtic Knot plique-a-jour button

#DA75-3
Celtic Knot with openwork
Dim: 1" x 1" Price: $200

2 cats plique-a-jour button

#DA85-1
2 Cats with green eyes grooming
Dim: 1 1/8" sq. Price $350

Water lily plique-a-jour button

#DA92-1
Water lily with twisted wire border
Dim: 1 1/8"
Price: $295 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Horse head with Halter plique-a-jour button

DA90-1
Horse Head with halter coming out of stable door
Dim: 1 1/2" x 1 1/8" Price: $335 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Bee plique-a-jour button

#DA66-1
Bee in Hexigon
Dim: 2" x 1 3/4"
Price:$560 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Frog button

#DA59-2
Medium Frog
Dim: 1 1/2" x 1 3/16"
Price: $425

Angel button

#DA82-1
Flying Angel
Dim: 1 5/16" x 1 1/8" s/s
Price: $290

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Dachshund button

#DA83-1
Dachshund Head
Dim: 1 1/2" x 1/16" s/s
Price: $400


Frog button

#DA60-2
Small Frog
Dim: 1 1/4" x 1 1/8"
Price $395

Bee in a heart button

#DA64-1
Bee in a Heart
Dim: 1 3/5" x 2"
Price: $525

Dragonfly button

#DA68-1
Dragonfly with dots
Dim: 2.25" x 1.75"
Price: $525

Celtic Knot Cross button

#DA81-2
Celtic Knot Cross
Dim: 1 1/8" x 15/16" s/s
Price: $200

Mermaid button

#DA72-1
Mermaid blowing bubbles
Price $650

Sold
This one is sold, but a new one in the LE can be made. Just email me an ask

Dragonfly button

#DA67-1
Dragonfly
Dim: 1.5" x 1 1/18"
Price: $410 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Frog button

#DA58-1
Green Frog
Dim: 1.5" x 1 5/8"
Price: $450

Realistic Bee button

#DA73-1
Bee
Dim: 2 1/8" x 1 1/8"
Price: $500

Peacock plique-a-jour button

#DA55-1
Peacock w/ textured background
Dim: 2.25" x 1"
Price: $510

frog realistic plique-a-jour button

#DA57-1
Frog
Dim: 1 5/8" x 1.5"
Price: $450SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Unicorn plique-a-jour button

#DA54-1
Unicorn
Dim: 1.5" x 1" Sterling
Price: $310 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Rocking Horse plique-a-jour button

#DA62-1
Rocking Horse
Dim: 2.25" x 1.75" Sterling
Price: $400

#DA69-2
Flying Bird
Dim: 1" x 1"
Price: $150

Moth plique-a-jour button

#DA61-1
Moth
Dim: 1 5/8" x 1"
Price: $325

Thistle plique-a-jour button

#DA77-1
Thistle
Dim: 1 7/8" x 1 1/8". Sterling. Price: $395

Thistle openwork plique-a-jour button

#DA78-1
Thistle with openwork
Dim: 1 3/8" x 1 3/16". Sterling. $350SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Rooster plique-a-jour button

#DA45-1
Dim: 1 3/8" x 1 1/4". Sterling Price: $260

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

thistle plique-a-jour button with openwork

#DA80-1
Thistle with openwork
Dim: 1 5/16" x 1". Price: $320

Celtic Knot with openwork button

#DA76-1
Celtic Knot Crown Heart with openwork
Dim: 1" x 1" Price: $200

thistle plique-a-jour button

#DA79-1
Thistle Realistic
Dim: 3/4" x 3/4". Price: $215 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Collie head plique-a-jour button

#DA74-1
Dog Head
Dim: 1 3/8" x 1 3/8" Price: $275

Carousel Horse plique-a-jour button

#DA71-1
Carousel Horse
Dim: 2 1/4" x 2" Price: $500

peacock

#DA50-1
Dim: 7/8" x 1 1/2" Price: $460
Right facing peacock SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

peacock

#DA51-1
Dim: 7/8" x 1 1/2" Price $460
Left facing peacock

Dragon

#DA53-1
Dragon
Dim: 2.25" x 1.75" Price $560

Bee

#DA46-1
Dim: 1.75"x 1.5" Price: $560
Large Bee

bee

#DA48-1
Dim: 1 1/8" x 1 1/4"Price: $520
Small Bee SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

dragonfly

#DA49-1
Dim: 1 3/8" x 1/1/8" Price $410
Small Dragonfly SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

dragonfly

#DA47-1
Dim: 2" x 1.5" Price: $490
Large Dragonfly #1 SOLD

If you want one, email Karen and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

dragonfly

#DA47-2
Dim: 2" x 1.5" Price: $490
Large Dragonfly #2

rose

#DA52-1
Flower
Dim: 1 1/8" x 1" Price: $480

Butterfly #DA18-1

#DA18-1
Butterfly
Dim: 7/8" x 5/8" Price: $180

Butterflies #DA19-1

#DA19-1R and #DA19-1L
Dim: .5" x 3/8"
Price: $95 for 1, $180 for both

These items can be purchased individually or as a pair and could then be used for earrings. They have holes in the bodies for a "sew on" type button. The R and L are defined for the direction the butterfly is looking.

Butterflies #DA20-1

#DA20-1R and #DA20-1L
Dim: .5" x 3/8"
Price: $95 for 1, $180 for both SOLD

If you want one, email karen and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

They are shank buttons. The R and L are defined for the direction the butterfly is looking.

 

Flying Dragon

#DA24-1
Flying Dragon
Dim: 1 3/8" x 1 3/4" Price: $325

Emerald Cut

#DA26-1
Dim: 1/2" x 3/8" Price: $65

#DA159-1
large $435
sterling

Copper Banded Angelfish

#DA21-1
Copper Banded Angelfish
Dim: 1 1/8" x 1 3/8" Price: $325

Dragon

#DA22-1
Sitting Dragon
Dim: 1 3/8" x 1 3/4" Price: $325 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Horse Head

#DA23-1
Horse has metallic luster
Dim: 1.5" Price: $325 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

frog DA1

#DA01-1
Frog on Lily Pad
Dim: 1.25" Price: $325

cat - DA02-1

#DA02-1
Two Cats
Dim: 1.25" Price: $325 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

DA03-1

#DA03-1
Yellow Flower
Dim: 1 1/8" Price: $275

DA04-1

#DA04-1
Dim: 15/16" x 1 1/8" Price: $250

DA04-2

#DA04-2
Dim: 15/16" x 1 1/8" Price: $250

DA05-1

#DA05-1
Dim: 1 1/8" x 1" Price: $265

SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

#DA167-1
large $310
sterling

DA06-3

#DA06-3
Dim: 1" Price: $250

See archived others in this LE

DA13-2

#DA13-2
Dim: 7/16" Price: $45
Aqua Blue

See archived others in this LESOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

DA11-1#DA11-1
Dim: 11/16" x 3/4" Price: $175

Da11-2

#DA11-2
Dim: 11/16" x 3/4" Price: $175

Da12-1

#DA12-1
Dim: 11/16" x 3/4" Price: $175

DA14-1

#DA14-1
Dim: 7/16" Price: $45
Dark GreenSOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Dragon

#DA27-1
Sitting Dragon Petite
Dim: 15/16" x 3/4" Price: $220

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

Flying Dragon

#DA28-1
Flying Dragon Petite
Dim: 1" x 5/6" Price: $195

Butterfly

#DA29-1
Butterfly in yellow
Dim: 1.5" x 3/4" Price: $200 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.


Butterfly

#DA30-1
Butterfly in multicolors
Dim: 1" x 5/8" Price: $160

Butterfy

#DA31-1
Butterfly in blue
Dim: 2 1/8" x 1 1/4"
Price: $325 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

#DA168-1
large $310
fine silver

Fleur-de-lis

#DA33-1
Fleur-de-lis in blue
Dim: 11/16" x 3/4"
Price: $120 SOLD

If you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

owl with prey

#DA39-2
Dim: 1 3/8" Price: $425
Flying owl with prey

Dragonfly Petite

#DA32-2
Dragonfly Petite
Dim: 5/8" x 1/2"
Price: $115

Dragonfly Petite

#DA32-3
Dragonfly Petite
Dim: 5/8" x 1/2"
Price: $115

#170-1
medium $375
fine silver

#DA151-1
small $110
sterling

SOLDIf you want one, email me and I'll make one up for you as this LE is still open.

#DA151-2
small $110
sterling

#DA151-3
small $110
sterling