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Technique: Cloissoné
Cloisonné and Opaline Box with Colored Flowers and Animals Pattern 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Box is a opalaline and cloisonné Box. It has been made in czechoslovakia in the 20th Century. Brown Color. The decoration patterns are flowers and Ducks.
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20th Century Czech Cloissoné Decorative Objects

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Brass

Antique Decorative Vase, French, Cloisonne, Baluster Urn, Victorian, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative vase. A French, cloisonné baluster urn, dating to the Victorian period of the late 19th century, circa 1880. P...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

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Brass, Enamel

Rare Pair of Octagon Shaped Japanese Cloisonné Dragon and Flower Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of two Japanese vases, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. Two high quality antique vases of an ovoid form tapering to the bottom and bearing a long neck tapering to the upper rim. The ex...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

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Enamel

Set of Eight Chinese Cloisonné Process Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
A decorative technique first adopted in China in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), cloisonné is achieved by outlining intricate patterns with thin strips of metal, which are then f...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects

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Copper, Enamel

Japanese Covered Grape Plique a Jour Enamel Kogo
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese covered silvered and enamel kogo or box for incense. The box is enameled with polychrome images of grape vines with berries made in the Plique a Jour technique on burgundy...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Polychrome Enamel Bronze Cloisonne Charger
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty polychrome enamel bronze cloisonne charger. Unusual and rare bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Cloisonne charger. The brightly ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Japanese Blue Flower Vase with Copper/ Cloissoné, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a blue flower vase made in Japan around 1950 in Showa era. It is designed some flowers and butterflies. This style made with copper is cal...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Pair of Chinese Red Cloisonné Zodiac Vases, with Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese red cloisonné zodiac vases, with stands, each one with gilt brass phoenix bird ring handles, with 'cracked ice' and floating animal medalli...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Japanese Okimono Incense Holder Sticks Bronze Statue Meiji Era, 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japan - MeuiI period (1868 - 1912) bronze Okimono turtle incense burner Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Additional information: Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal Region of Or...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair Asian Chinoiserie Cloissone Vase in Green Earth Tones
Located in Opa Locka, FL
A Stunning Pair of Antique Asian Cloissone Vase. Green earthy tones. Beautiful pair with one very small not noticeable dent. Not detracting in the least.
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Japanese Wireless Cloisonne Enamel Vase by the Ando Company
Located in Newark, England
Art Deco From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase by the Ando Company. The Cloisonne Enamel Vase of globular form decorated in a m...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Enamel

19th Century Cloisonné Vase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Cloisonné vase richly decorated with bright Oriental patterning, chrysanthemum flowers, and birds. Topped with a gold rim, and featuring a bright blue interior, two sides are flanked with golden lion...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Early 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Tripod Censor/Incense Burner
Located in Pomona, CA
Museum Quality Chinese Champleve Cloisonné Incense burner of monumental size standing on a wonderful carved hardwood base. Gilt brass with enamel decoration, reclining elephant with ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Ormolu and Cloisonné Enamel Jardinière Attributed to F. Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
The large central circular form cloisonne enamel jardinière decorated with vari colored plum flowers and butterflies on a blue ground, with a pierced ormolu rim featuring a pineapple motif resting on a finely cast ormolu base with four legs in the form of winged Foo lions. The ormolu French, the enamel Chinese. This impressive jardinie`re is very much in the manner of objects in enamel produced by Ferdinand Barbedienne in Paris in the last quarter of the 19th century which proved universally popular. Often these pieces were designed by Edouard Lievre (d. 1886) in the Oriental taste. Ferdinand Barbedienne was a famous French metal worker and manufacturer. He presided over one of the most renowned and prolific foundries of Belle Époque Paris. His atelier created sculptures, clocks and bronze mounts of the highest quality, and his works were shown at numerous international exhibitions of the period, where he was rewarded with many medals. Among them the Grande Me´daille d'Honneur, in Paris in 1855 is particularly noteworthy. In 1838 he associated with the engineer Achille Collas (1795-1859) who had just invented a process to reproduce statues at a smaller scale. Together they founded in 1839 the company "Collas et Barbedienne" to reproduce casts of both contemporary artists and Greek and Roman antiquities. While working with Collas, Barbedienne actively pursued contracts with many sculptors of Paris contracting with David D'Angers, Jean-Baptiste Clesinger, and even producing some casts for Antoine Louis Barye as well as others. From 1860 to the years 1890, Barbedienne, eager to research new processes, experimented new techniques in champleve´ and cloisonne´-enamels, to compete with Japanese importations, very fashionable then. When Collas died in 1859, the business was left to Barbedienne as sole owner. The company who had over 300 employees was prosperous as well in the field of reproductions as in its department specialized in the casting of monumental bronzes. In 1865, he was appointed President of the Reunion of Bronze Makers until 1885. After the 1870 war...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Mirrored Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Vases with Dragon Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice mirrored pair of Chinese cloisonne vases with dragon motif, circa 1960s. The vases are in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 5.25"D x 12"H. Striking bright white background and detail on this beautiful pair of vintage vases...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Chinese Champlevé Enamel Scarab Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Finely detailed champlevé scarab shape box with gilt wash interior. Traces of antique mirror on inner top. Rich colors of blue, turquoise purple finely enameled all around box.
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Champlevé Cloisonné Square Copper Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
Antique champlevé cloisonné enamel on copper square jardinière. With bat designs on each side, they fly through the clouds and sky above the...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Japan 1890 Meiji Period Bronze Koro Censer in Cloisonne Enamel with Jade Lid
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Koro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Beautiful antique ten sides fluted koro censer, created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), ci...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Jade, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Enamel

Circa 1880-1910 Japanese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese cloisonne vase. Fine, elegant example. Silver mounted & silver wire. Marked on base rim CLOISONNE. Base of lapet reserves of dragons & phoenix birds. Floral ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Enamel Bronze/Copper Persian Vase Flowers Birds Polychrome, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece with beautiful colors. Flowers and birds. Additional information: Material: Bronze & Cloisonne Period: ca 1900 Condition: Small age signs like ware and miss...
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19th Century Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

A very fine 19th century French Cloissone 11and gilt bronze centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Orientalist period Cloissone and bronze centerpiece.
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Mid-19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique 19C Vietnamese Inlaid Metal vase Vietnam Silver Figural Symbols
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Bronze baluster vase with polychrome niello decoration representing on one side a lively scene with musician on a terrace, and on the other side a military parade, taotis, Greeks. It...
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19th Century Vietnamese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Imperial Elephant Candelabrum, Early 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
Imperial Elephant Candelabrum Europe, Early 20th Century Height: 34 in. Width: 17 in. Depth: 15 in. Materials: Patinated Bronze, Semi-Precious Stone, Colored Glass Provenance: Priv...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Bronze

Pair of Vases with Elephants by F. Barbedienne, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Barbedienne Charming pair of small vases in gilded and enameled bronze, with orientalist decoration of arabesques and polychrome foliage on a blue background. They are dec...
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1880s French Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19c Bronze Cloisonne Dragon Vessels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese export late 19th century cloisonne vessels. Vessels feature hand chased glass stylized floral patterns in Victorian era colors of red/...
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19th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

2 Cloisonné Bowls, Asia, Late 19th-early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
2 cloisonné bowls decorated with multicolored flowers and leaves. The porcelain interior is decorated with blue and red flowers on a white background. Wear and tear, a chip and ...
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Late 19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Cloisonné Enamel Decorated and Silver Gilt Eggs
Located in London, GB
Pair of cloisonné enamel decorated and silver gilt eggs Russian, 20th Century Height 7cm, diameter 5cm This duo of Russian antique eggs, artfully hand-fashioned from gilded silver and bedecked with painstakingly rendered cloisonné enamel, serve as proud emblems of the nation's rich lineage of gem-studded eggs. Crafted from sterling silver, as attested by the coveted '84' zolotnik stamp, each egg gleams with a seductive sheen, their interiors revealing the full splendour of gilded silver. The enamel floral arabesques, a hallmark of Russian craftsmanship, undulate elegantly across the egg's shell in an intricate ballet. These arabesques are arranged in a patterned circular band around the eggs, with larger circular, floral emblems taking centre stage in the body of the pieces. The bold blues of the enamel - in varying shades, from azure to navy - are offset by vibrant ruby red accents, making for an arresting visual contrast. Deeply rooted in a vibrant cultural tradition, these Russian eggs...
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20th Century Russian Belle Époque Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Very Large Chinese Enamel Jardinière on Wooden Stand
Located in London, GB
Very large Chinese enamel jardinière on wooden stand Chinese, 20th century Measures: Height 127cm, diameter 116cm This monumental cloisonné e...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Cloisonné Foil Urn Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a cloisonné foil metal vase depicting a continuous scenes around it of three large white cranes, a volcano and some green leaves in a turquoise background. Under the base the...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Japanese Cloisonné Foil Urn Vase
Japanese Cloisonné Foil Urn Vase
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19th Century Chinese Pair of Bronze Vases with Cloissoné Technique
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Chinese pair of bronze vases with Cloissoné Technique.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Floral Motifs and Interior Scenes French Private Collection
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19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair Japanese Cloisonne Dragon and Phoenix Jardinieres, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Japanese chakinseki, tea dust, cloisonne jardinieres, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The jardinieres each with a squat globular body, short neck, and wide, everted mouth. The bodies decorated wide lappets of mottled puce featuring alternating dragons and phoenixes...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Mid-Century Chinese Black & Gold Cloisonné 'Good Luck' Circular Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Chinese black & gold cloisonné 'good luck' circular table box. The tall circular box of exceptional quality, The conforming removable lid enameled with the Chinese character for 'Happiness' A stately piece, its an unusual example in black cloisonné fish...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Cloisonne Triple Crane-Form Censers and Covers
Located in New York, NY
The cloisonne censer formed by hollow shared body of three cranes standing on long legs.
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Mid-20th Century Cloissoné Decorative Objects

French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock
Located in London, GB
French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock French, 19th Century Height 30cm, width 18cm, depth 14.5cm This fine mantel clock is of rectangular form, with a gilt bron...
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19th Century French Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu, Enamel

Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Horse Sculptures
Located in London, GB
Large pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel horse sculptures Chinese, Early 20th Century Horses: Height 159cm, width 185cm, depth 71cm Bases: Height 48cm, width 174cm, depth 69cm Both: ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Two Russian Silver Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Eggs on Stands
Located in London, GB
Two Russian silver gilt and cloisonné enamel eggs on stands Russian, 20th Century Height 12cm, diameter 4.5cm These stunning Russian eggs are crafted from silver gilt and dec...
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20th Century Russian Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Floral Motifs on Wooden Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or a buffet with this colorful baluster vase. Created in China circa 1980, the vase sits on a carved ebonized wood stand and features floral motifs on branches in th...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass

Vintage Indian Cloisonné Round Brass Trinket Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage cloisonné round trinket box, with black and gold flower and foliage decorating the lid. Made in India sticker on bottom.
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Cloisonné Vase Imperial Yellow with Roses
Located in Somis, CA
A very rare Ando Jubei (1876-1956) Rose vase on imperial yellow background in excellent condition. In classic form using colored enamels of burgundy, cream, pink and green to depict ...
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20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Small Chinese Cloisonne and Hardstone Trinket Box, Republic Period, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely small Chinese export cloisonne trinket box with a carved hardstone roundel, Early Republic Period circa 1915, China. The small cloisonne box set on four short bun feet, and...
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1910s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Copper, Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Lidded Trinket Box with Bun Feet from the Meiji Period
Located in San Diego, CA
An exquisite Japanese cloisonne lidded box with brass bun feet from the Meiji period, circa late 1800's. The box has a great inticate geometric de...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

White Chinese Cloisonné Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice white with arabesque-style design Chinese cloisonné vase, circa 1960s. The vase is in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 5...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Large Chinese Hardstone Tree Model with Birds in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese hardstone tree model with birds in a cloisonné enamel pot Chinese, 20th Century Height 42cm, width 31cm, depth 23cm Crafted in 20th century China, this superb objet d...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Jade, Metal, Enamel

Early 20th Century Art Déco Crystal Brass Cookie Jar/Bucket Container, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco crystal and brass cookie jar/bucket container with lid, France By: unknown Material: brass, copper, zinc, metal, glass, crystal, paint, enamel Technique:...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cloissoné Decorative Objects

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Crystal, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc, Enamel

Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Cloisonné Floor Vase Circa Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Small Chinese Black Cloisonne Box, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and lovely Chinese black ground cloisonne box with peony design, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The small cloisonne box raised on four bun feet, and decorated with a design of blossoming peony against a black enamel ground inlaid with geometric wire work in the "wan" pattern. The large blooms of peony depicted in pleasing shades of red, pink, and yellow enamel, with leaves of dark and light green enamel. The colored enamels pop against the black cloisonne...
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Pair of Antique Japanese Ormolu Mounted Cloisonné Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
Of ovoid form with a pierced ormolu rim, decorated throughout with birds, flowers and foliage, raised on pierced ormolu feet; the enamel Japanese, the ormolu French, late 19th centur...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Enamel

Missoni Cloissone Vase Large Colors Rare
Located in Long Island, NY
Missoni Cloissone Vase Rare . Colorfull Zig Zag .Large . Tube Round 13.5” x 6”
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1990s Italian Modern Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Metallic Thread

Pair of Red Cloisonné and Metal Candlestick decorated with birds and flowers
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of vintage candlesticks probably produced between the 60s and 70s. We do not know whether it is a Chinoiserie, therefore candlesticks made in Europe but in an Oriental style, or whether it is a Chinese production, despite the uncertain origin, they remain splendid decorative elements. These candlesticks have a quadrangular base and candle holder in silver metal, polished by us with a specific product. The peculiarity is in the stems of these vintage candlesticks, made with the Cloisonné technique, an artistic enamel decoration that involves a design made of thin threads or strips or small metal partitions...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Cloissoné Decorative Objects

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Metal, Brass, Enamel

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Blue and White Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Cloisonne Box Round enamel box with lid in a blue and white pattern. Circa, early 20th century Measures: H 5 in. (12.7 cm) NMA No. 2084
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Pair 19th Century French Chinoiserie Cloisonne Bronze Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional antique (late 19th century) French gilt bronze vases in the Chinoiserie style with fine cloisonne enamel designs of flowers on a geometric ground with stylized li...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair of Orientalists Vases by F. Barbedienne, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Barbedienne Charming pair of small vases in partially enameled gilded bronze, with orientalist decoration of arabesques and foliage. They are adorned with cartouches with ...
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1880s French Other Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Chinese Ormolu and Cloisonné Enamel Vase for the Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Chinese Ormolu and cloisonné enamel vase for the Islamic Market Chinese, early 20th century Dimensions: Height 18cm, diameter 25cm Crafted in China...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Chinese Cloisonne Double Peach Box, Republic Period, early 20th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise ground cloisonne "double peach" box and cover with shaped hardwood stand, Republic Period (1911 to 1949), early 20th century, China. The box formed as a p...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Monumental Pair of Cloisonné Lided Urn Bowls
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of monumental lidded bowls. 20” in diameter, 12” tall with the lid on, 18” once on the wood base. Decorated with flowers and birds on a black background.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Large Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Birds of Paradise
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine quality Japanese cloisonne vase having a flared rim to slender neck and baluster body. The surface is enameled with highly detailed polychrome medallions depicting highly deta...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Chinese Cloissone Enameled Vase with Bronze Base, Garden Scene, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese vase offers Cloissone enameled design in garden theme with flowers throughout, seated on bronze base, c1900. Measures- Vase 12.5''H; Ba...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Enamel Elephant Incense Sculpture Cloissone Champleve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Enameled bronze elephant incense scupture, figure. Either Japanese Cloissone or French Champleve . No makers markings.
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19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Shop Cloisonné Vases, Boxes, Table Lamps and Other Enameled Objects on 1stDibs

Liven your home with cloisonné vases, bowls, lamps and other objects and furnishings ornamented with lustrous enamel. Technically, enamel is colored glass fused to metal. But that simple description greatly understates the case. Applied using an array of techniques to a wide range of objects, it is one of the most dynamic, and alluring, mediums in the world.

No one knows for sure when or where enameling originated. But, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, it is widely believed that the decoration on a gold scepter found in a royal Mycenaean tomb at Kourion Kaloriziki, in Cyprus, and dating to the 11th century BC, is a true, early example of the technique.

Between the 6th and 12th centuries AD, cloisonné — in which tiny compartments (cloisons) made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface are filled with vibrantly hued enamel — had a huge vogue in the Byzantine Empire. By the 7th century, Lombard craftsmen in northern Italy were using enamel to emulate Byzantine objects. In the 12th and 13th centuries, artisans in China imported the technique and made it so much their own that enameled objects have long been associated with Eastern aesthetics and motifs rather than Western ones.

Collectors of authentic antique Chinese furniture and decorative objects know that Ming dynasty-era cloisonné objects are particularly coveted. Although ornamentation was minimal at the time, Ming dynasty furniture often featured carved or painted details of flowers, insects, dragons, fruits and other motifs. As overseas trade expanded, techniques from the West, like cloisonné enamel painting, adorned table screens and other pieces. 

Elaborately decorated Ming-era cloisonné objects and furnishings — vessels and other items featuring lots of vibrant colors and details — are likely to fetch considerable sums at auction, as Chinese cloisonné vases created during the Ming and Qing eras represent a golden age of the country’s furniture design. (Victorian cloisonné is also popular with design enthusiasts.)

Cloisonné wasn’t adopted in Japan until the 1800s. Back then, amid an era of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions during the Meiji period. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.

Today, Meiji-era cloisonné vases or incense burners in good condition are of great interest to collectors of Asian art and furniture produced by the period’s Japanese cloisonné workshops. 

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