Skip to main content

Cloissoné Furniture

to
136
676
249
947
26
2
14
12
9
9
8
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
12
494
441
28
200
99
32
29
8
12
5
3
15
8
4
1
5
932
698
199
163
124
825
783
431
350
107
975
963
975
14
12
10
4
4
Technique: Cloissoné
Chinese Hardstone and Cloisonné Enamel Flower Model
Chinese Hardstone and Cloisonné Enamel Flower Model

Chinese Hardstone and Cloisonné Enamel Flower Model

Located in London, GB

Chinese hardstone and cloisonné enamel flower model Chinese, 20th Century Height 14cm, depth 8cm, width 8cm This Chinese flower model, crafted in the 20th century, is a captivating...

Category

20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Stone, Agate, Metal, Enamel

Matching Pair of Pair of French Victorian Cloisonné Vases, 19th Century
Matching Pair of Pair of French Victorian Cloisonné Vases, 19th Century

Matching Pair of Pair of French Victorian Cloisonné Vases, 19th Century

Located in Norton, MA

Matching Pair of French Victorian Cloisonné Vases. 19th Century, Victorian period, France origin. Chinoiseries Blue enamel on porcelain with bird foliage and butterflies. Hexagon sha...

Category

19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel, Butterfly Dragon Vase Attributed Honda
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel, Butterfly Dragon Vase Attributed Honda

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel, Butterfly Dragon Vase Attributed Honda

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji era cloisonne enameled rounded vase. The vase is adorned with a variety of intricate designs including phoenix birds, butterflies, serpents, flowers, and sc...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor, Silver Plated, Japan, Meiji–Taishō Era
Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor, Silver Plated, Japan, Meiji–Taishō Era

Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor, Silver Plated, Japan, Meiji–Taishō Era

Located in Bochum, NRW

A Japanese cloisonné vase featuring a plum blossom motif in shades of pink and red, arranged across a cream-toned enamel ground. Each blossom outlined in fine gilt, while the silver...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Charger Plate
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Charger Plate

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Charger Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji era, enamel over copper charger plate. The plate is adorned with a polychrome image of a dragon on cobalt blue ground made in the Cloisonne technique. The b...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

A Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Dragons and Ho Ho Bird Lobed Lidded Jar
A Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Dragons and Ho Ho Bird Lobed Lidded Jar

A Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Dragons and Ho Ho Bird Lobed Lidded Jar

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper lidded jar with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Elongated lobulated shape with pronounced base. The piece is richly decorated with...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Longwy Paire de Vase Montés sur Bronze "Oiseaux Branchés"
Longwy Paire de Vase Montés sur Bronze "Oiseaux Branchés"

Longwy Paire de Vase Montés sur Bronze "Oiseaux Branchés"

By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy

Located in NANCY, FR

Exceptionnelle paire de vases balustres à monture en bronze doré, aux anses en forme de salamandres chimériques. Superbe décor aux émaux cernés d’oiseaux branchés, d’une libellule, ...

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Agate, Jade and Rose Quartz Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Chinese Agate, Jade and Rose Quartz Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot

Chinese Agate, Jade and Rose Quartz Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot

Located in London, GB

Chinese agate, jade and rose quartz flower model in a cloisonné enamel pot Chinese, 20th Century Height 28cm, width 37cm, depth 25cm Crafted in 20th century China, this delicate fl...

Category

20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Agate, Jade, Metal, Enamel

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#09
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#09

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#09

Located in Norton, MA

Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting floral patterns. A white base tone and colorful floral all around, from the 19th century.

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Vases

Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Vases

Located in New York, NY

archaistic motif on yellow ground

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase
Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome ginbari cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Baluster shape with pronounced neck. White and green body...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Flowers and Animals" with Wood Stands #9
Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Flowers and Animals" with Wood Stands #9

Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Flowers and Animals" with Wood Stands #9

Located in Norton, MA

Presenting two beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs depicting flowers and animals with wood stands, early 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase in the Style of Namikawa
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase in the Style of Namikawa

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase in the Style of Namikawa

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese early Meiji period cloisonne vase, attributed to the master artisan Namikawa Yasuyuki. Boasts a striking baluster shape adorned with phoenix birds, intricate foli...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Cloisonné plaque depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws
Cloisonné plaque depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws

Cloisonné plaque depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws

Located in Milano, IT

Japanese rectangular cloisonné plaque decorated on a black background with bright polychrome enamels, worked in silver wire depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws. Work published...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Cloisonne Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Antique Cloisonne Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Antique Cloisonne Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Located in London, GB

This wonderful cloisonne enamel clock set is an artful piece of design in the neoclassical style: each piece is elaborately applied with turquoi...

Category

19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Floral Motifs on Wooden Stand
Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Floral Motifs on Wooden Stand

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 in the cloisonné ...

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass

Masterwork Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plates with Cranes Pheasant
Masterwork Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plates with Cranes Pheasant

Masterwork Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plates with Cranes Pheasant

Located in Long Island City, NY

A superb and important pair of Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel plates, each executed with remarkable refinement and a level of wire work and color control associated only with...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Tea Caddy Spoon Moscow 1880
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Tea Caddy Spoon Moscow 1880

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Tea Caddy Spoon Moscow 1880

Located in Portland, OR

A fine antique Russian Imperial silver gilt & cloisonne enamel tea caddy spoon, Moscow, circa 1880. The shovel shaped spoon having a gilded ground, the handle and rear of the spoon is finely decorated with multicolored floral cloisonne, with jewel tone colors of blue, turquoise, ivory and red. The spoon stem having turned and gilded decoration, the spoon is stamped to the rear of the stem with the maker's marks, silver mark of 84 and the mark for Moscow. Condition is excellent, silver weight is 30 grams, a very beautiful Imperial Russian antique...

Category

1880s Russian Other Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Late 19th Century Inkwell with Onyx Marble and Cloisonne-Enamel
Late 19th Century Inkwell with Onyx Marble and Cloisonne-Enamel

Late 19th Century Inkwell with Onyx Marble and Cloisonne-Enamel

Located in Greven, DE

Inkwell with Cloisonné Enamel and Onyx Base Origin: France, probably Paris Material: Gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel, onyx Date: Circa 1880 Description: Oval inkwell with a centrally...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Brush Pot in the Style of Namikawa
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Brush Pot in the Style of Namikawa

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Brush Pot in the Style of Namikawa

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper brush pot with cloisonne enamel design. Early Meiji period, after 1868. Cylinder shape. Cherry blossom motif and floral patterns in cobalt and turquoise bl...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases
Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases

Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of identical antique Japanese copper vases with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, circa 1885. Baluster shape, solid base, pronounced neck. Golden stone flake ground,...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

French gilt bronze and enamel three-piece clock set
French gilt bronze and enamel three-piece clock set

French gilt bronze and enamel three-piece clock set

Located in London, GB

French gilt bronze and enamel three-piece clock set French, late 19th Century Clock: Height 45cm, width 26cm, depth 14.5cm Candelabra: Height 31.5cm, width 21cm, depth 9cm This char...

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Ormolu, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed t
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed t

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed t

Located in Long Island City, NY

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed to Hayashi high quality work An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji p...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Brass Enamel Cloisonné Vases Yellow Flowers, Pair
Brass Enamel Cloisonné Vases Yellow Flowers, Pair

Brass Enamel Cloisonné Vases Yellow Flowers, Pair

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful small pair brass and enamel Cloisonné vases, circa early to mid- 20th century, China. Vases have a yellow enamel flower and green leaf design with a black background. Oth...

Category

20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese cloisonné shrine/stupa
Chinese cloisonné shrine/stupa

Chinese cloisonné shrine/stupa

Located in New York, NY

decorated in relief; floral motif on yellow ground

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Tea Set Of 7 Pcs
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Tea Set Of 7 Pcs

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Tea Set Of 7 Pcs

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Japanese enamel on ceramic tea set. A total of 7 items. The set comprises a pair of cups and saucers, a teapot, a sugar bowl, and a creamer. Each ware is adorned with polychrome en...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Fench Cloisonne Enamel and Ormolu Bronze Chandelier circa 1860-1870
Antique Fench Cloisonne Enamel and Ormolu Bronze Chandelier circa 1860-1870

Antique Fench Cloisonne Enamel and Ormolu Bronze Chandelier circa 1860-1870

Located in New Orleans, LA

This is a lovely fixture. The cloisonne bowl has been converted into a small chandelier. The enamel coloring remains bright and lustrous.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Napkin Rings
Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Napkin Rings

Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Napkin Rings

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji Era copper and enamel napkin ring. Circa: early 20th century. The ware is enameled with polychrome images of Phoenix birds surrounded by foliage, and scroll...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set

Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set

Located in Long Island City, NY

A superb antique Japanese cloisonne enamel tea set from the Meiji Era, 1868 to 1912. The set comprises 2 cups and saucers, teapot, sugar bowl and cream...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Fine Meiji Yellow Ground Japanese Cloisonne Vase Attributed to Goto
Fine Meiji Yellow Ground Japanese Cloisonne Vase Attributed to Goto

Fine Meiji Yellow Ground Japanese Cloisonne Vase Attributed to Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

A remarkably refined and visually striking Japanese cloisonne enamel vase attributed to the celebrated workshop of Gotō Seizaburō, dating to the late Meiji period, circa 1890 to 1910...

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Pair Of Japanes Cloisonne Gilt Bronze Dragon Incense Burners, E 20th Century
Pair Of Japanes Cloisonne Gilt Bronze Dragon Incense Burners, E 20th Century

Pair Of Japanes Cloisonne Gilt Bronze Dragon Incense Burners, E 20th Century

Located in Islamabad, PK

This magnificent pair of 20th-century Japanese-made, Chinese archaistic style, gilt cloisonné bronze incense burners is a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of the period. E...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Qing Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Large Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate

Large Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large rare antique, Meiji era, Japanese enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of the plate is made in a symmetrical design, adorned with polychrome enamel medallions fe...

Category

Late 18th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Large Japanese Dragon Design Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Large Japanese Dragon Design Cloisonne Enamel Plate

Large Japanese Dragon Design Cloisonne Enamel Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large Japanese enamel plate charger. The plate is enameled with a polychrome design representing a pair of dragons surrounded by fire and cloud...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period

Located in New York, NY

A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...

Category

Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate Charger Birds Butterflies Geometri
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate Charger Birds Butterflies Geometri

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate Charger Birds Butterflies Geometri

Located in Long Island City, NY

A fine quality antique Japanese Meiji era enamel plate, The central medallion depicts a scene with birds and butterflies sitting on a blooming branch. The central part is surrounded by six medallions depicting picturesque scenes with partridge birds...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Rare Large Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari And Enamel Vase Cranes And Roosters Blue
Rare Large Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari And Enamel Vase Cranes And Roosters Blue

Rare Large Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari And Enamel Vase Cranes And Roosters Blue

Located in Long Island City, NY

A rare large Japanese Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome design representing cranes, hens, roosters and other birds made in the Ginbar...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Cranes Peonies Butterfly Floral
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Cranes Peonies Butterfly Floral

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Cranes Peonies Butterfly Floral

Located in Long Island City, NY

A superb and richly decorated Meiji period Japanese cloisonne enamel charger featuring an elaborate scene of two red-crowned cranes amid lush blossoming peonies, chrysanthemums, and ...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set
Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set

Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set

Located in London, GB

This exceptionally detailed clock set consists of a mantel clock and a pair of accompanying vases, which are all crafted in ormolu and extensively decorated in vibrant cloisonné enam...

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Kovsh Nikolay Strulev Moscow 1908
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Kovsh Nikolay Strulev Moscow 1908

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Kovsh Nikolay Strulev Moscow 1908

Located in Portland, OR

A fine antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt & cloisonne kovsh, Nikolay Strulev, Moscow, circa 1908. The kovsh with all over floral cloisonne enamel decoration to the bowl and the top...

Category

Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Blossoming Wisteria and Bi
Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Blossoming Wisteria and Bi

Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Blossoming Wisteria and Bi

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel vases. Circa: Late 19th century . The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images of birds and Wisteria flowering plants made in...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Design Plate with Tokugawa Mon by Goto
Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Design Plate with Tokugawa Mon by Goto

Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Design Plate with Tokugawa Mon by Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

A refined Japanese cloisonne enamel plate by Goto Seizaburo, one of the most distinctive enamel artists active in Yokohama during the late Meiji period. The plate is composed in an e...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate With Figures 12 Inch
Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate With Figures 12 Inch

Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate With Figures 12 Inch

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese enamel over copper charger plate, Meiji era, 1880s. The plate is adorned with a polychrome image of three male figures with a large leaf on a turquoise ground mad...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#01
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#01

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#01

Located in Norton, MA

Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting floral patterns all around, blue, yellow, pink, yellow, and red flowers and leaves, cyan, green and yellow leaves, 19th ...

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Pair Of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Namikawa School
Antique Pair Of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Namikawa School

Antique Pair Of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Namikawa School

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel early Meiji translucent enamel vases . Each vase has an urn shaped body, a wide neck, and a fluted base. The vases are adorned with polychrome ena...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Exceptionally rare vase portrait jardiniere, Jugendstil Art Nouveau Amphora 1909
Exceptionally rare vase portrait jardiniere, Jugendstil Art Nouveau Amphora 1909

Exceptionally rare vase portrait jardiniere, Jugendstil Art Nouveau Amphora 1909

By Amphora

Located in Wien, AT

A very exciting object made by the famous Amphora factories in Bohemia in exceptionally high quality and a very rare design. The vase or jardiniere or centerpiece is designed with a...

Category

Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases
A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases

A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845 to 1927, a pair of rare identical antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a wide fluted neck. The b...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Large Rare Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Panel of Geese Flying over the Moon S
Large Rare Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Panel of Geese Flying over the Moon S

Large Rare Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Panel of Geese Flying over the Moon S

Located in Long Island City, NY

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Panel of Geese Flying over the Moon Sky A large antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over brass wall panel. The panel is enameled with a p...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Hikite Door Handle
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Hikite Door Handle

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Hikite Door Handle

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese gilt copper Fusuma Hikite sliding door handle with polychrome cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The door...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Cloisonné Vases, Lamps, Bowls and Other Furniture and Objects for Sale 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. 

Find cloisonné vases, lighting, decorative bowls and other objects for sale on 1stDibs.