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Technique: Cloissoné
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.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Asian Bronze Champlevé Dragon Cloisonné Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Bronze champlevé lamp with stylized dragon enameled cloisonné design surrounding and gorgeous patina. Mounted on hand-carved lacquered wood base, China,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand, Early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting flora theme with a wood stand, early 20th century. #5
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Very Large 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Bronze Vase with Magnolias
Located in Hudson, NY
Very Large 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Bronze Vase with a parrot in a magnolia tree.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
pair of Chinese cloisonné bottle vases
Located in New York, NY
floral motif on yellow ground
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$3,500 / set
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
$1,170 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Box with Mythical Beasts Late 19th Century
Located in Media, PA
A beautifully crafted late 19th to early 20th century Chinese cloisonné enamel box, featuring a vibrant turquoise ground adorned with intricate multicolor enamel motifs and mythical ...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Cache Pots
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of Japanese Totai enamel on porcelain cache pots or planters. The ware is enameled with polychrome blossoming flowers and foliage motifs on the turquoise ground made in the Cl...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Ashtray Match Box Case Set Cloisonné Enamel
Located in New York, NY
An enamel Cloisonné match box case and ashtray set, circa early-20th century, Asia. Set includes 1 matchbox holder, and 1 ashtray/dish/plate (for used matche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Salt Cellar and Pepper Shaker Sets
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese enamel on copper cloisonné salts and pepper shaker sets.
There are 12 pieces in total. 6 salt cellars, and 6 matching pepper shakers.
Colors include blue, dark green, red, black , and light green.
The light green salt...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Bamboo And Gold Bird Hayashi School
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese brass and enamel vase, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. The baluster body with wide sloping shoulders is finely worked in silver ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Footed Bowl W Floral Motif
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Chinese gilt bowl in cloisonne enamel design. Round footed piece garnished with floral ornaments and small spirals in cloisonne technique. The interior is decorated with similar or...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Large Chinese Agate and Nephrite Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Basket
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese agate and nephrite flower model in a cloisonné enamel basket
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 29cm, width 40cm, depth 29cm
This elegant 20th century Chinese creation fe...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stone, Agate, Metal, Enamel
pair of Chinese cloisonné cover jars
Located in New York, NY
peach motif on blue ground
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$2,800 / set
A lovely matte enamel vide-poche by Käthe Ruckenbrod, circa 1965
Located in Aachen, DE
A lovely matte enamel vide-poche by Käthe Ruckenbrod, from circa 1965. Käthe Ruckenbrod was born 1905 in Pforzheim. She studied at the decorative-arts school of her home town and est...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Huge Pair of Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots/Vases
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this pair of magnificent Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots. It shows very detailed hand craft works of cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional folks art like Buddhas flower...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
$10,125 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Japanese Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor and Silver Plated Rim
Located in Bochum, NRW
Japanese Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor and Silver Plated Rim and Bottom.
Height 17 cm. In excellent condition.
Discover the timeless beauty of Japanese artistry with this ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$263 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Hua Design Low Cloisonné Drumstool in Moss by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Low Cloisonné Drumstool
Moss
Hua Design
Cloisonné
Enamel
Copper
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal technique that d...
Category
2010s Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Antique Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Bowl with Blue Dragon
Located in Long Island City, NY
A highly decorative antique Japanese Meiji period bowl decorated with cloisonne enamel patterns. The interior of the bowl is adorned with several panels with traditional benevolent s...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$900 Sale Price
50% Off
High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon and Phoenix Bird Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A high quality Japanese Meiji era enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with polychrome medallions featuring Phoenix bird and dragon designs surrounded by floral a...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$1,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies Goto
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese gilt copper lidded jar with cloisonne enamel design.
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Butterflies...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Chinese Floral Islamic Style Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase
Located in London, GB
Chinese floral Islamic style cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase
Chinese, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 13cm, diameter 13cm
This beautiful bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
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 26cm
Crafted in Chin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
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...
Category
19th Century French Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
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
$2,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Chinese Nephrite and Agate Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese nephrite and agate flower model in a cloisonné enamel planter
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 45cm, width 38cm, depth 31cm
Crafted from agate, nephrite, and cloisonné en...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stone, Agate, Enamel
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Pair of 20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel copper vases. The urn shaped vases are adorned with polychrome images of birds in blossoming flowers against a bright turquoi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases with Egyptian Revival Motifs, Later 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases with Egyptian Revival Motifs, Late-20th Century
A dramatic pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel vases decorated in a vibrant polychrome palette on a whit...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Egyptian Revival Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Hexagonal Goldstone Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese enamel over copper vase. The vase has a hexagonal shaped body with a long narrow neck. The vase is enameled with polychrome geometrical, floral, foliage and foliate scroll...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Japanese Cloisonne Rainbow Meiji Era Ginbari Vase Signed
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome ginbari cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period
Ovoid bottle shape. Purple and blue body with grapevine motif. High quality.
Kanji...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Two Antique Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
These beautiful oil lamps were created in France in the late 19th century. They are designed in a wonderful chinoiserie style—a European take on Chinese decorative arts.
The lamp...
Category
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Bronze and Cloisonne Wall Barometer and Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Accessorize an office or study with this elegant antique barometer. Crafted in France circa 1850, the scientific instrument with hunt motifs throughout, features deer, bird and a let...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
Antique Chinese Dragon Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#02
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting flying dragons chasing fireballs. Yellow base and dark dragon color are applied, and 3 compartments are inside. From the...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Green Goldstone Enamel White Dragon Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Green Gold Stone Enamel White Dragon Vase
A large antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase, featuring an im...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Napking Ring
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era copper and enamel napkin ring. circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with polychrome floral, and foliage patterns made in...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$325 Sale Price
35% Off
Chinese Cloisonné Brass Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Really beautiful brass vases.
Category
20th Century European Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Vases Dragons Attributed To Honda
Located in Long Island City, NY
A antique pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel Meiji period vases. Each vase has a trumpet shaped body, a wide fluted neck, and a fluted base. The vases are adorned with polychrome enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$4,875 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Japanese lantern in cast iron decorated with colourfull enameled champleve.
Located in PARIS, FR
Tall hexagonal lantern in bronze with a blue, red and green enamel openwork with stylized lotus flower motives. The shaft has a nice brown patina. The base is decorated with taotie m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate Blossoming Flowers Butterf
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper charger plate. The plate is adorned with polychrome enamel figural medallions made in the shape of a fan, a heart, a flow...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$1,300 Sale Price
35% Off
Chinese Enamel and French Gilt Bronze Chinoiserie Jardinière
Located in London, GB
Chinese enamel and French gilt bronze Chinoiserie jardinière
The enamel Chinese and the gilt bronze French, 19th century
Measures: Height 40cm, width 53cm, depth 30cm.
This Chin...
Category
19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Antique French Onyx & Cloisonné Benetier "Holy Water Font", Circa 1920's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Onyx & Cloisonné Benetier "Holy Water Font", Circa 1920's.
Category
Early 20th Century French Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Enamel
A Large Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari baluster vase . Meiji period.
Located in London, GB
A Very Large Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari baluster vase .
Meiji period.
Of a baluster shape worked in silver wire of a different gauge decorated with a phoenix and butterflies amo...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
19th Century French Brass and Champleve Hand Vanity Mirror with Beveled Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870, the colorful antique Louis XV hand mirror features elegant and intricate cloisonné decor throughout; it is further dresse...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble, Brass
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...
Category
1910s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stone, Copper, Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase Floral Clouds
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase decorated with a band of orange with swirling and floral elements at the top, followed by a broader band ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$2,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
18 inch Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Naturalistic Crane
Located in Long Island City, NY
An extra large antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass charger plate. The plate is enameled with a polychrome image of naturalistic cranes in blossoming flowers and trees on blu...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cloisonné Enameled silver Russian Salt by 6th Artel
Located in London, GB
A Salt is a decorative but perfectly functional salt cellar. During the early 20th century, Russian artisans used the form of the Salt, much like they did the Kovsh, as a means of de...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large 18 Inch Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Dragon Charger Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel plate, featuring a central depiction of a dragon set against a blue ground within a decorated edge. Circa the 19th century. Antique Japanese Enam...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Meiji Period Brass and Cloisonné Enamel Casket
Located in London, GB
A large Meiji period brass and cloisonné enamel casket
Japanese, Late 19th Century
Height 20cm, width 35.5cm, depth 22cm
This beautiful piece is a Japanese casket...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Totai Covered Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Jar
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large Japanese covered Totai enamel on porcelain ginger jar. The ware is enameled with polychrome medallions representing blossoming flowers, birds, and butterfly wings surrounded ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Flying Geese Enamel Plate Goto
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate or charger. Attributed to Goto
The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome design of flying geese ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$2,700 Sale Price
40% Off
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
Large Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Koro
Located in London, GB
Large Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Koro
Japanese, late 19th Century
Height 88cm, width 76cm, depth 53cm
This superb cloisonne enamel koro was made during...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Chinese Late Qing Pair Cloisonne Floral Pattern Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and stunning pair antique Chinese Qing cloisonné enamel vases decorated with floral patterning dating from the late 19th or early 20th century. The bulbous bottle shap...
Category
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Pair Of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Lidded Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji era cloisonne enamel lidded vases. The vases have a similar shape: a rounded body with a slightly tapered base and a domed lid. Each lid has a bronze...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
$4,875 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Chinese Floral Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase for Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Chinese floral Cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase for Islamic Market.
Chinese, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 20cm, diameter 23cm
This beaut...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
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.
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