1980s Metalwork

Japanese vase with enamel cloisonné depicting naturalistic scenes with birds on one side and with fish on the other from the late Meiji period, circa...

Japanese cloisonne enamel vase. The vase of ovoid form with circular opening, black enamel glaze and silver mounted rims. Boldly decorated with autumnal flowers and birds. To the top and bottom geometric patterns finish the vase. Notes Ando Cloisonné...

Modern Chinese cloisonné vase, white background and butterflies, enameled with numerous butterflies and floral reserves, standing 12.5" high x 6" diameter x 4" base and 3" opening.  

A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperia...

Pair Chinese cloisonne enamel vases with floral designs on blue ground and gilt mounts representing stylized dorsal fins of a dragon.

Japanese wireless cloisonne vase.

1940s Chinese Cloisonné large vase. Cloisonné is an ancient technique which incorporates decorative materials like enamel, colored glass, or gemstones into metalwork objects bound by wire on metal backing. The vase features extraordinary depictions of Chinese mythological phoenix bird and a dragon in vibrant colors of red, blue, pink, and green, against a black background with gold geometric overlay. Also featured are vibrant greenery leaves and puffy clouds or floral motifs in pastel colors. The vase has a large urn design with a bronze rim and base. The vase features a series of blue foliage along the base and has ancient Chinese geometric motifs along the top perimeter. This is an unusually tall vase and comes with a hand carved mahogany wood base. Vase Measure 26" height without the base and 29.5"H with the base. Looks amazing with or without the base. Second vase with pink dragon...

Exceptional vintage Japanese silver mounted cloisonne vase decorated with veiltail gold-fish and carp swimming amidst pond weed and dating arou...

1910 cloisonné vase.

A very fine and stylish antique oriental, Chinese attributed, cloisonne double gourd vase dating from the latter 19th century. The vase stands on a flat brass base with a wide round base, pinched waist and narrow round upper section with a funnel style top with a flat metal rim. The body of the vase is decorated with a mixture of flowering shrubs dominated with flowering hawthorn incorporating a butterfly to one side. The continuous scenes are decorated in colored enamels against a bright turquoise ground and set between formal borders around the foot, the pinched centre and top of the vase. The vase is typically not marked but is a striking and very stylish example. Provenance: Acquired from the UK art...

Japanese cloisonne enamel vase. The vase of globular form with tightly pinched neck and splayed opening decorated with a fine red ground enamel worked with wire and musen-shippo (wireless technique) with a central white rose with yellow tips surrounded by red leaves. The base signed to the centre with the Ando company mark and silver Jungin mark to the rim tashio-showa period. Notes Ando Cloisonné...

Chinese Floral Islamic style Cloisonné enamel and Ormolu vase Chinese, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 14cm, diameter 14cm This beautiful bowl is a superb example of Chine...