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Technique: Cloissoné
Antique Mixed Metal Japanese Vase Bronze, Japan, 19th/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and finely made mixed metal shibuichi vase. Very cool.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Pe...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$552 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Silver Gilt and Polychrome Cloisonné Enamel Sugar Basket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Russian silver and polychrome cloisonné enamel sugar basket; an addition to our diverse silver teaware...
Category
20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Grey Ground Vase with Flowers and Prunus Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality vase Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Period: M...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Enamel Bronze/Copper Persian Bowl Flowers & Birds Polychrome, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece with beautiful colors. Flowers and birds in red.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: South East Asia
Period: ca 1900
Cond...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Woodblock Print Kabuki Actors - Edo Period - Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798 - 1861) - Kabuki actors
Condition
Size Frame: 92x53cm
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,279 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Ombre Cloisonné Enameled Vase
Located in Malibu, CA
Cloisonné enameled bud vase delicately trimmed with contrasting blonde enamel scallop pattern on the top & bottom. The aqua in ombre with gradual subtle tones. A very rare piece. Mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$595 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Woodblock Print Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, 1807 – ca. 1873). Procession
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
ARTIST Utagawa Sadahide, Japanese, 1807–ca. 1873
MEDIUM Color print
Place Made: Japan
DATE 1861
PERIOD Late Edo Period
A Picture of Dontaku in Yokohama Artist: Sad...
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,573 Sale Price
20% Off
A Japanese cloisonné vase decorated with three flying butterflies
Located in Milano, IT
Vase in metal and cloisonné enamel with a yellow monochrome background, decorated with three flying butterflies with the Ando Company brand.
Period: Taisho 1920 ca.
Dimensions: 21 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Bud Vase, Meiji Period, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Cloisonne bud vase, Meiji Period, circa 1880.
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Coronet Lamp, Tang Grass Design, Cloisonné by Robert Kuo, Handmade, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coronet lamp
Tang grass design
Cloisonné
Glass enamel
Handmade
Limited edition
The cloisonné´ technique is an enamelling on metal technique that d...
Category
2010s Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
21" Diameter Monumental Mid 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early to Mid 20th Century Impressive Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Decorated Bowl with a stately 20.5" diameter. Bowl is decorated all the way around including the entire inside in the mo...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Yellow Cloisonne Dragon Box, Republic Period, circa 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Chinese yellow cloisonne small trinket box with dragons, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The small box sets on four bun feet and designed ...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Distinctive Chinese Decorative Wall Plate
Located in Milano, IT
Round plate made of bronze and cloisonné enamel designed in China in the 20th century.
This plate is made of bronze and cloisonné enamel, a goldsmith technique originally applied to...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$769 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
20th Century Chinese Antique Cloisonne Figurine with Musical Instrument
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Beauty Figurine. It was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Beauty has very d...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,365 Sale Price
30% Off
Cloisonné Vase with Silver Mounted, Japan, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cloisonné vase with silver mounted. Japan, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Longwy Ceramic Inkwell
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Longwy ceramic desk set with inkwells and candle holders. Beautiful cloisonné enamel floral design with vibrant blue pink, rose, g...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
life-size Chinese cloisonné vase
Located in New York, NY
wooden stand/base shown in photographs is not included with this vase; vase decorated with multicolor floral motif
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Japanese Art Nouveau Cloisonne and Ginbari Amphora Vase, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and elegant Japanese Art Nouveau amphora shaped cloisonne and ginbari foiled vase, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The vase of amphora form, with a tapering body resti...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Foil, Wire
Pair Chinese Cloisonne Tapir Candlesticks, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful pair of Chinese cloisonne candlesticks in the form of tapirs, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The charming pair of candlesticks each crafted as a tapir seated upo...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Chinese Decorative Wall Plate
Located in Milano, IT
Round plate made of bronze and cloisonné enamel designed in China in the 20th century.
This plate is made of bronze and cloisonné enamel, a goldsmith technique originally applied to jewellery design. The polychrome decorations depict a white rooster...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$769 Sale Price
20% Off
Longwy, France, Art Deco Plate with the Parisian Coat of Arms and Foliage
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Longwy, France. Art Deco plate in glazed stoneware with the hand-painted Parisian coat of arms and foliage. 1920s / 30s.
Diameter: 23.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Ema...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
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
A Fine Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases with White Peonies by Ando
Located in London, GB
A Fine Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases with White Peonies by Ando
Late Meiji or early Taisho period
An elegant pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel vases of tapered cylindrical form ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Late Meji Period Japanese Cloisonné Miniature 3 Drawer Chest by Inaba Nanaho
Located in Morristown, NJ
An exquisite Japanese miniature cloisonné chest by Inaba Nanaho of Nagoya, finely crafted in the early 20th century, bridging the Meiji and Taishō periods. This diminutive three-draw...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Amazing, Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases, Enamelled and Gilded, Cina 1920
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné vases, Enamelled and gilded, early 20th century, with original box.
China, early 20th century.
Excellent co...
Category
1920s Chinese Other Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$461 Sale Price
52% Off
Cloisonné Enamel Vase, Early Ming Dynasty(15th century)
Located in seoul, KR
This exquisite vase is a fine example of Ming Dynasty cloisonné, an era renowned for revolutionizing the cloisonné technique with intricate design and vibrant enamel work. The cylind...
Category
15th Century and Earlier East Asian Ming Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$5,997 Sale Price
70% Off
Chinese cloisonné cover jar
Located in New York, NY
decorated with antique objects on pale blue ground
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Cloisonne Enamel Lamps with Gilt Bronze Mounting, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of cloisonné enamel Japanese style roll shaped lamps with a gilt bronze mounting.
Blue turquoise enamel background with Buddhist swastika a...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Trumpet-Shaped Byzantines Vases, L.C. Sevin&F. Barbedienne, France, 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Barbedienne
A pair of charming trumpet-shaped vases in gilt bronze with a polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration, one blue and the other green and red. They feature two annular handles and stand on four feet surmounted by a stylized palm. The vases are ornated with a Byzantine decoration.
The high quality of the enamel is typical of Barbedienne’s production. It enhances this pair of vases especially with the wide range of colours used to create the decoration. The enamel is smooth and shiny and shows many shades to form the Byzantine decoration. The partitioned cloisonné is finely engraved and contributes to the decoration by adopting vegetal and foliage shapes.
The Model
These two vases can be linked to a vase presented by Ferdinand Barbedienne at the 1862 London Universal Exhibition and purchased at this time by the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Inv. 8026-1862). This vase has on its belly a polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration standing out against a turquoise background as show these vases. This decoration, called Byzantine, covers all the vase with coloured arabesques and scrolls. It rests on four claw feet with lion heads from a design near of our vases.
Barbedienne and the Cloisonné Enamel
Ferdinand Barbedienne continously innovated and he revived the use of enamel on art works during the second half of the 19th century. The Sèvres Manufacture enamel workshop had ever tried it in 1854-1855, but Barbedienne was the one who succeeded to join enamel to an industrial decorative objects production. From 1858 “At Mr Barbedienne’s, enamels in copper ornaments have got their former prestige back” (Les bronzes de la Maison Barbedienne, C. Simon, in L’Art du XIXe siècle, 1858, n°21, p. 252). The Barbedienne Company had now an enamel workshop where objects ornamented with oriental style or medieval style enamels were made. Four years after, Barbedienne’s cloisonné...
Category
1880s French Other Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Japanese Wireless Musen Cloisonne Vase by Ando Jubei
By Ando Jubei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese cloisonne vase in bottle-form made by Ando Jubei (1876-1963) circa 1910-20s (late Meiji to Taisho period). The vase features a completely smooth surface without showing any wire. The technique is known as Musen (hidden wire) in Japanese and was notoriously difficult to perfect, especially with piece like this with a relatively large continuous surface. The beguiling effect is to use enamel to mimic porcelain or even jade. This vase, with its ultra smooth surface and soft yellow color (Yellow was often associated with Japanese imperial household...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Longwy, France, Art Deco Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers on a Green Background
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Longwy, France. Art Deco vase in glazed stoneware with hand-painted flowers on a green background.
1920s / 30s.
Measures: 10 x 5.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
The Fr...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
$288 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Chinese Antique Cloisonne Figurine with Musical Instrument
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Beauty Figurine. It was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Beauty has very d...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,365 Sale Price
30% Off
French Onyx and Cloisonne Banquet Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
This tall lamp is remarkable for its use of onyx and cloisonne. The onyx is from Algeria and the cloisonne is actually French in the style of the Chinese. The lead crystal reservoir ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Enamel
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
French Sevres bronze and porcelain vase, Cloisonne 19th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
French Sevres bronze and porcelain vase, Cloisonne 19th century
Antique blue sevres porcelain masseter with intricate design on the base and neck, hand ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Bronze Cloisonné Vases Japan Champlevé, 19th Century
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very nice decorative pair of cloisonné´ vases made in Japan in the late 19th century.
Animal shaped handles and beautiful blue and red colors.
On...
Category
1890s Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Missoni Cloissone Vase Colors Rare
By Missoni Home
Located in Long Island, NY
Missoni Cloissone Vase in Beautiful Colors . It Can Also Be Used As Umberella Holder .
Category
1990s Italian Modern Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
An Antique Chinese Cloisonné Pedestal/Stand with Cloisonné Rooster Inlaid Top
Located in New York, NY
An Antique Chinese Cloisonné Pedestal/Stand with Cloisonné Rooster Inlaid Top. The top features a circular cloisonné panel set within a slightly recessed wooden frame. The cloisonné...
Category
1930s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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
Contemporary Japanese Cloissoné Copper Vessel Shippo Vase 2 by Yochiya Studio
By Yochiya
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying solely on traditional techniques. Sculpting as if drawing, and embracing the accidental moments that arise, led to many fascinating discoveries.
Cloisonné ware is a craft in which a glassy glaze is applied to silver or copper and enclosed into the small sections separated by a wire. Japanese cloisonné enamel reached a technical peak, producing items more advanced than any that had existed before. In Japan cloisonné enamels are known as shippō-yaki
Using this craft Yochiya present the Shippo vases...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$12,025 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Large Cloisonné Enamel Wall Crucifix with Font
Located in London, GB
Antique large cloisonné enamel wall crucifix with font
French, Late 19th Century
Height 57cm, width 33cm, depth 7cm
This superb decorative cross is designed to hang on a wall, enabled by the small clover-shaped gilt metal handle which surmounts the top. The cross is shaped as a traditional Christian budded crucifix, and features stunning cloisonné enamel decoration that is expertly contrasted by an ebonised wood backing.
The cross is centred by a budded panel, that features four blooming flowers wrapped within their vines in a heart-esque pattern. These designs are bordered by a red and gilt geometric surround, which provides an interesting contrast to the more flowing linearity within. Similar flower-and-vine motifs, as well as similar geometric bordering, adorn the rest of the cross’s main body. The colour contrasts within the cloisonné enamel are particularly pleasing, with the pale-yellow ground making the bright hues of the foliate decoration stand out.
At the bottom of the cross sits a font, or stoup, originally designed to hold holy water. The font is also decorated with cloisonné enamel, but employs a geometric layered design in differing shades.
The reverse of the cross is stamped ‘1138’.
Replete with refined decorative elements, this excellent piece of religious décor...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Large Royal Gold Plated Cloisonne Bull Statue
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent antique Chinese Cloisonne bull statue is made from gold plated bronze/copper and shows very detailed hand craft works of Cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional folks art like Buddhas flower...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$6,916 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Chinese Double Gourd Cloisonné Cover Vases
Located in New York, NY
provenance: Christie's; wooden bases shown in pictures are included with these vases; each vase is decorated with miniature gourds in relief; overall size of each vase with wooden ba...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$20,000 / set
20th Century Chinese Antique Cloisonne Longevity Star Statuary
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Longevity Star Statuary was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Longevity Star has ve...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,365 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair Antique French Cloisonne Lamps circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Cloisonne Lamps circa 1890
Category
1890s French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Antique French Cloisonné and Gold Bronze Candlesticks
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming pair of candlesticks whose cherubs are sporting musical instruments.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Vase with Bronze Pot with Cloisone Technique and Plants of Hard Stones
Located in Marbella, ES
Vase with bronze pot with Cloisone technique and plants of hard stones.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
$4,810 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Antique Japanese, Meiji period, late 19th century, Cloisonné Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique late 19th century Japanese rendered in imitation of Chinese cloisonne
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Antique Chinese Carved Rosewood and Floral Enamel Cloisonné Circular Table
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese carved rosewood and floral enamel cloisonné circular low/coffee table. The pink peonies and verdant leaves are highligh...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Bouddha en bronze cloisonné sur socle
Located in Marseille, FR
Bouddha en bronze cloisonné sur son socle en bois. Époque XIXème.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Cloissone Mirror circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Cloissone Mirror circa 1890
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Mirror
19th Century Bronze Watch Holder in Cloisonné and Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century watch holder in the form of a sedan chair in bronze from the end of the 19th century in cloisonné and bronze, dimension 18 cm in lengt...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Floral Cloisonne Vase Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a hand-painted antique Asian floral cloisonné vase transformed into a lamp. The pattern on this piece is extremely intricate and in fabulous c...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
A Cloisonné hexagonal potiche
Located in Milano, IT
Cloisonné potiche with a hexagonal shape, embellished with delicate floral decorations on reserves held by silver threads with geometric motifs. The lid features a spherical socket.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lovely Modern Porcelain Art Chinese porcelain PROC Vase 20th/21st century
By Fujii Shumei
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Lobed lantern form vase. The matte porcelain sides painted with peach blossoms, the peaches themselves with a flambe glaze. Marks to the base and body.
Country of origin: C...
Category
20th Century Chinese Showa Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,203 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel on brass Dish 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A large Chinese cloisonné dish with dragon decoration from the 19th century
Good condition, no chips or loose enamel parts
Diameter 36.5 cm
Cloisonné is an ancient technique for dec...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Pair of Onyx, enamel Cloisinné and Gilt Bronze table lamps, France, circa 1890.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of Onyx, enamel Cloisinné and Gilt Bronze table lamps, France, circa 1890.
Doesn't include Lampshade.
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
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.