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Technique: Cloissoné
Pair Ando Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Roses on Chalcedony Ground
Pair Ando Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Roses on Chalcedony Ground

Pair Ando Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Roses on Chalcedony Ground

Located in Long Island City, NY

A superb and highly decorative pair of Japanese Ando cloisonné enamel vases dating to the Taishō or early Shōwa period, executed with elegant naturalistic roses against an exceptiona...

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Mid-20th Century Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Blossom Vase
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Blossom Vase

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Blossom Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, attributed to Hayashi Elongated baluster shape. Intricate cherry blossom and bird motif aga...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase richly adorned with multicolor floral motifs within swirl and scale like patterns. Decorated with a few m...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Sparrows Meiji Period Nagoya School
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Sparrows Meiji Period Nagoya School

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Sparrows Meiji Period Nagoya School

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the Meiji period, produced within the Nagoya school, and decorated with stylized sparrows in flight. The form is well-proportioned, with a round...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Cloisonne and Enameled Filligree Peacock Sculpture
Cloisonne and Enameled Filligree Peacock Sculpture

Cloisonne and Enameled Filligree Peacock Sculpture

Located in Pasadena, TX

This peacock is made of cloisonne with colored enameling. It's has a brass frame and it rest on a jade base.

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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Jade, Brass

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,...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Shaped Vase
Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Shaped Vase

Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Shaped Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Japanese enamel vase made using the Cloisonne enamel technique. The vase has the classic shape of an ancient bronze wine vessel called a Gu, characterized by a widened socket and a...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Meiji Period Green Ground Bird Floral
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Meiji Period Green Ground Bird Floral

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Meiji Period Green Ground Bird Floral

Located in Long Island City, NY

A finely decorated Japanese cloisonné enamel vase dating to the Meiji period, distinguished by its elegant proportions and soft green enamel ground. The form is slender and well-bala...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Footed Tray
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Footed Tray

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Footed Tray

Located in Norton, MA

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Footed Tray A delicate technic and patient skill creating a Duck in the center and floral with leaves. The back also decorated with full circle pat...

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Trinket Box
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Trinket Box

Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Trinket Box

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, covered enamel over brass jewelry or trinket box. The body of the ware is enameled with floral and foliage motifs made in the Cloisonne technique...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase
20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase

20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase

Located in Pomona, CA

This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Crane, Pine...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Red Enamel Silver Wire Kogo Box
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Red Enamel Silver Wire Kogo Box

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Red Enamel Silver Wire Kogo Box

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese silver wire enamel Kogo box for incense. Early Meiji period. The oval shaped box is covered with polychrome medallions representing a pair of Phoenix birds and fl...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Floral Vase with Brass Rim
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Floral Vase with Brass Rim

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Floral Vase with Brass Rim

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a table, mantel, or buffet with this elegant vintage Chinese cloisonné vase, crafted in a classic baluster form and richly decorated with intricate floral motifs. The surfac...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass

Large Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Vase
Large Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Vase

Large Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Vase

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large imported Japanese bronze vase with floral cloisonné details. An elegant piece of traditional Japanese decorative art that sits comfortably within both classic and contemporary ...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Mid 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Scoop
Mid 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Scoop

Mid 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Scoop

Located in Pomona, CA

This Chinese Cloisonne Master Snuff Bottle was hand crafted with beautiful phoenix motifs on both sides of the snuff bottle. A snuff bottle is a snuff container that can be easily ha...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Carré Cloisonné on marble
Carré Cloisonné on marble

Carré Cloisonné on marble

Located in Milano, IT

The “Carré Cloisonné” designed by Giovanna Ferrero Ventimiglia is a precious freestanding design object, where the finely hot enameled plate is set on precious black marble support....

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Enamel

Pair Of Decorative Green Ginger Cloisonné Jars
Pair Of Decorative Green Ginger Cloisonné Jars

Pair Of Decorative Green Ginger Cloisonné Jars

Located in Kastrup, DK

A pair of decorative ginger cloisonné vases made of brass with enamel work. Richly and beautifully decorated with foliage on a black background. Comes with carved wooden bases. Heigh...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Bonsai in Gilt Cloisonné Basket Pot
Antique Chinese Bonsai in Gilt Cloisonné Basket Pot

Antique Chinese Bonsai in Gilt Cloisonné Basket Pot

Located in Brea, CA

23'' Antique Chinese Jade Bonsai in Gilt Cloisonné basket pot. closionne pot is 10'' X 5.5 high, this is a very beautiful jade bonsai. they are mor...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Jade

19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior
19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior

19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior

Located in North Miami, FL

19th century French Empire cloisonne bronze jewelry casket with blue velvet interior By: unknown Material: bronze, velvet, enamel, metal, copper Technique: gilt, cloisonné, champlevé, cast, molded, metalwork Dimensions: 5 in x 7 in x 6 in Date: late 19th century, circa 1890 Style: Napoleon III, Rococo Revival, Neoclassicism Place of origin: France This richly gilded jewelry...

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Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Metal, Copper

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Double Gourd Vase
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Double Gourd Vase

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Double Gourd Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A vintage Chinese cloisonne double gourd vase, dating to the mid-to-late 20th century. Decorated with colored enamel in the traditional cloisonne technique. The auspicious double gou...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Ducks And Floral Scenes
Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Ducks And Floral Scenes

Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Ducks And Floral Scenes

Located in Long Island City, NY

This finely matched pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel vases, dating to the Meiji period circa 1880 to 1890, represents high quality Japanese enamel production of the late nineteenth ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Birds And Flowers Attributed To Goto
Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Birds And Flowers Attributed To Goto

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Birds And Flowers Attributed To Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

This exceptional Japanese cloisonne enamel vase dates to the Meiji period, circa 1880–1890, and is confidently attributed to the workshop of Gotō Seizaburō, one of the most technical...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Japanese Garden Vase Silver Wire
Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Japanese Garden Vase Silver Wire

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Japanese Garden Vase Silver Wire

Located in Long Island City, NY

A high quality Japanese, late Meiji era, silver wire and enamel vase. The amphora shaped vase is adorned with polychrome enamel images of birds, trees, blossoming flowers, and screen...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Pair Of Large Chinese Cloisonné Floor Vases With Phoenix And Chrysanthemum Motif
Pair Of Large Chinese Cloisonné Floor Vases With Phoenix And Chrysanthemum Motif

Pair Of Large Chinese Cloisonné Floor Vases With Phoenix And Chrysanthemum Motif

Located in Norwood, NJ

Striking pair of large Chinese cloisonné floor vases, each resting on a fitted carved wooden base. Executed in richly saturated enamels on a deep red ground, the vases are finely dec...

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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Signed Ando Jubei Green Baluster Cloisonné Vase
Signed Ando Jubei Green Baluster Cloisonné Vase

Signed Ando Jubei Green Baluster Cloisonné Vase

By Ando Jubei

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful pristine condition Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase in baluster form. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clematis vin...

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Blue Ground Stylized Lotus Design
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Blue Ground Stylized Lotus Design

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Blue Ground Stylized Lotus Design

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large and visually striking cloisonné enamel vase by contemporary Japanese artist Yoshiko Nozue, known for her refined and modern approach to traditional enamel techniques. The vas...

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20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

French Contemporary Cabinet in Enamel and Wood Veneer
French Contemporary Cabinet in Enamel and Wood Veneer

French Contemporary Cabinet in Enamel and Wood Veneer

By Pierre Marie

Located in PARIS, FR

This unique cabinet brings together precious woods and cloisonné enamel in a refined dialogue between structure and ornament. Crafted in amaranth wood, distinguished by its natural p...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ducks Birds and Floral Turquoise Grounds Vases
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ducks Birds and Floral Turquoise Grounds Vases

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ducks Birds and Floral Turquoise Grounds Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A refined pair of Meiji period Japanese cloisonne enamel cylinders decorated with detailed scenes of birds among spring flowers on rich turquoise grounds. Each piece is worked in ver...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Vases Petite Pair
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Vases Petite Pair

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Vases Petite Pair

Located in Savannah, GA

This colorful striking pair of antique Japanese bronze vases from the Meiji period are decorated with enamel using the cloisonne technique. Two matched vases with a relief pattern of...

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Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Antique Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemums And Sparrows Vase
Antique Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemums And Sparrows Vase

Antique Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemums And Sparrows Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, footed enamel over copper vase in the Hayashi Tanigoro manner, c.1895 to 1935, a Japanese artist. The urn shaped vase is enameled with a polyc...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Chinese Birds Polychrome Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Chinese Birds Polychrome Cloisonné Enamel Vase

Chinese Birds Polychrome Cloisonné Enamel Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Chinese polychrome enamel vase. The vase has an urn shaped body with a wide neck and a fluted base. The exterior of the vase is adorned with a polychrome enamel design representing...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Mid-Century Wall & Table Mirror in Glazed Ceramic - Blue & White Enamel - 1960s
Mid-Century Wall & Table Mirror in Glazed Ceramic - Blue & White Enamel - 1960s

Mid-Century Wall & Table Mirror in Glazed Ceramic - Blue & White Enamel - 1960s

By Mithé Espelt

Located in ROUEN, Normandie

Mid-Century Wall & Table Mirror in Glazed Ceramic - Blue & White Enamel - 1970s Elegant ceramic wall mirror with the enamel technique of "cloissoné", to realize those geomet...

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

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Birds
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Birds

Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Birds

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Lofty pair of Chinese birds handcrafted in brass and decorated in cloisonne with floral and symbolic designs on an alluring blue background, featuring brass stylized tail feathers de...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Red Crane Vase
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Red Crane Vase

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Red Crane Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese copper vase with translucent cloisonne enamel design. 1890 Meiji era, . Elongated shape with pronounced neck. The piece is decorated with a stork bird motif ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Chinese Cloisonné small Vase with flowers & bird, Circa 1920
Chinese Cloisonné small Vase with flowers & bird, Circa 1920

Chinese Cloisonné small Vase with flowers & bird, Circa 1920

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very decorative small cloisonné vase, made in China and dating to the first quarter of the 20th Century. The vase has a good globular baluster shape. It has been well mad...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pill Box slightly rounded sides enamels on guilloché Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Pill Box slightly rounded sides enamels on guilloché Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Pill Box slightly rounded sides enamels on guilloché Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Square pill box with 2 slightly rounded sides, in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamels fired on guilloché. Dimensions: 4.3 x 4.5 x 2 cm. Weight: 95 g. Design...

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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Lotus White and Floral Butterflies
Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Lotus White and Floral Butterflies

Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Lotus White and Floral Butterflies

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of Chinese cloisonne vases of bulbous form with long necks, decorated with multicolored lotus and foliate designs on white and blue backgrounds with gilt rims. 15"

Category

20th Century Chinese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Large Antique Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vases Japanese 19th Century Birds Flowers
Large Antique Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vases Japanese 19th Century Birds Flowers

Large Antique Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vases Japanese 19th Century Birds Flowers

Located in London, GB

Large Antique Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vases Japanese 19th Century Birds Flowers Japanese, Late 19th Century Height 152cm, diameter 54cm This remarkable pair of monumental Meiji peri...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases, Dragon Motifs
Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases, Dragon Motifs

Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases, Dragon Motifs

Located in Stamford, CT

A beautiful pair of Mid 20th Century Chinese cloisonné enamel lidded vases, ginger jars with dragon motifs. These jars are crafted using the cloisonné technique, which involves crea...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Trinket Box, Floral Blossom Motif, Mid-Century
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Trinket Box, Floral Blossom Motif, Mid-Century

Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Trinket Box, Floral Blossom Motif, Mid-Century

Located in San Diego, CA

Elegant vintage Chinese cloisonné enamel trinket box crafted in brass with finely detailed polychrome enamel decoration. The domed lid features flowering branches in shades of cobalt...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal

Rare Shape Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle Hand Enameled, 19thC Qing
Rare Shape Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle Hand Enameled, 19thC Qing

Rare Shape Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle Hand Enameled, 19thC Qing

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very good example of a small rare shaped triangular Chinese snuff bottle, made from cloisonne´ with hand enamelled decoration depicting various floral designs and complete ...

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Bird Tray
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Bird Tray

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Bird Tray

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, Early Edo period, enamel copper tray. The oval shaped tray is enameled with a polychrome image of a Phoenix bird with flowers and leaves made in the Cloisonne te...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Japanese Wireless Musen Cloisonne Vase by Ando Jubei
Japanese Wireless Musen Cloisonne Vase by Ando Jubei

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...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Silver, 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...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Rare Totai Shippo Pair Large Japanese Cloisonne On Porcelain Enamel Vases
Rare Totai Shippo Pair Large Japanese Cloisonne On Porcelain Enamel Vases

Rare Totai Shippo Pair Large Japanese Cloisonne On Porcelain Enamel Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of rare symmetrical large antique Japanese, Ming era, Totai porcelain vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a fluted mouth. The exteriors of the wares are covered wi...

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20th Century Japanese Ming Cloissoné Furniture

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Porcelain

Monumental Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragons on Black Enamel Vases
Monumental Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragons on Black Enamel Vases

Monumental Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragons on Black Enamel Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

An exceptional and visually commanding pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel vases, distinguished by their rare and monumental scale, each standing an impressive 25 inches tall. Executed...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel On Porcelain Totai Vases Fish Swimming
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel On Porcelain Totai Vases Fish Swimming

Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel On Porcelain Totai Vases Fish Swimming

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of Japanese covered Totai enamel on porcelain vases. The wares are enameled with a polychrome design representing fish in the pond with flowers and plants made in the Cloisonn...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cloisonné Parrot on Carved Hardwood Tree Trunk Base Chinese, Circa 1960
Chinese Cloisonné Parrot on Carved Hardwood Tree Trunk Base Chinese, Circa 1960

Chinese Cloisonné Parrot on Carved Hardwood Tree Trunk Base Chinese, Circa 1960

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Chinese Cloisonné Parrot on Carved Hardwood Tree Trunk Base Chinese, Circa 1960, Two pieces: a cloisonné parrot and carved hardwood tree trunk stand This beautifully executed two-...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper

Mid-20th Century Hand-Crafted Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Vase - Peony Blossoms
Mid-20th Century Hand-Crafted Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Vase - Peony Blossoms

Mid-20th Century Hand-Crafted Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Vase - Peony Blossoms

Located in Pomona, CA

This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonné Vase is the perfect decor piece. With beautiful floral and bird design, it is a majestically hand crafted work of art that is sure to captu...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase

Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase

Located in Pomona, CA

This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonné Vase is the perfect decor piece. With beautiful floral and bird design, it is a majestically hand cr...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn
Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn

Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn This Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn showcases the timeless artistry of traditional Japanese craftsmanship...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Brass Vase W Foliage Motif
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Brass Vase W Foliage Motif

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Brass Vase W Foliage Motif

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Chinese enamel over brass vase. It has a classic, rounded body that tapers to a narrow neck. Adorned with polychrome enamel in foliage and floral motifs made in the Cloisonne techn...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

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Brass, 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.