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Technique: Cloissoné
Antique Woodblock Print Ukiyo-e Utagawa Kuniyoshi Prince Shôtoku attack on Mo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely figural print by Print artist. Pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni. One of the three principal 'Ukiyo-e' artists of the late Edo period, together with Kunisada (Toyokuni III) and Hir...
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19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

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Bronze

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

Materials

Jade, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Enamel

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

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Copper

Charger - Black Woodgrain Design Cloisonné by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charger Woodgrain design Black Cloisonné Limited edition The cloisonné´ technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates back to the B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Pair of Chinese Blue Cloisonné Vases, Enamelled and Gilded, Early 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
China, early 20th century Excellent condition for this pair of enameled and gilded cloisonné vases with floral motifs. On the bottom of each paper label with inventory number written...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

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Metal

Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel plate or charger. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome enamel image of a butterflies, blossoming flowers surrounded by tradit...
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18th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

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

Materials

Metal, Brass, Enamel

Large Chinese Hardstone Model of a Flower Tree in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese hardstone model of a flower tree in a cloisonné enamel planter Chinese, 20th Century Height 48cm, width 39cm, depth 23cm Craf...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Agate, Jade, Metal, Enamel

Chinese Cloisonné Bowl with Ruji head borders, Qing Circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good shallow cloisonne bowl made in China in the mid-19th century. The bowl is circular with a short foot, beautifully made of bronze with rich, bold colorful enamels, i...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture

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Ceramic

A Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Period Sèvres Porcelain Vases.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of 19th century Napoleon III period Sèvres porcelain vases. A pair of 19th century Napoleon III period Sèvres porcelain vases with gilt bronze and cloisonné mounts. H: 30.5cm...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds of Paradise Shibata
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of symmetrical antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a narrow fluted neck. Each ware is enameled with polychro...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Inset Circular Carved Hardwood Pedestal
Located in London, GB
A Chinese cloisonné enamel inset circular carved hardwood pedestal Chinese, early 20th century Measures: Height 34cm, diameter 45cm Made in China in the early twentieth century,...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Chinese Hardstone, Jade and Cloisonné Enamel Flower Tree Models
Located in London, GB
Pair of Chinese hardstone, jade and cloisonné enamel flower tree models Chinese, 20th Century Height 24cm, width 18cm, depth 10cm This pair of charming Chinese models depicts flower trees and is crafted from a large array of high quality materials. The flower trees are crafted from jade as well as other hardstones. The leaves are rendered from deep green jade, making the multi-coloured flowers beautifully stand out. The stigma on each flower is represented by several round beads. Some flowers also include additional twisted metal spring detailing. From the metal tree trunk extends a number of wire branches covered in thread. The execution of the models is outstanding as it creates a trompe l ‘oil effect tricking the observer into believing the model is real. Both models are displayed in vivid cloisonné enamel planters...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Stone, Jade, Metal, Enamel

Antique Pair of Russian Silver Gilt Enamel Cloisonné Salts Spoons St. Petersburg
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of antique Russian Imperial silver-gilt & cloisonné enamel salts and spoons, St. Petersburg, circa 1908. The salts of circular form and are finely decorated with multi-c...
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Early 1900s Russian Baltic Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Japanese Table Cabinet with Cloisonne Panels in the style of Namikawa Sosuke
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese wood and cloisonne cabinet circa Meiji period, late 19th-early 20th century. The small table top cabinet features a single drawer on top, four small doors with cloisonne panels on the second tier, a pair of larger cloisonne doors on the main level flanked by two skinny panels, and finally two drawers on the low level. It has a scroll carved base and sides as well four pagoda-shape cornices. The cloisonne panels were obviously the work of two different artist studios and were assembled on purpose to demonstrate a mixture of styles. The small top and the two skinny panels on the main level are of an earlier scrolling design that emphasize the wire work; The rest of the eight larger panels were done in a much later and painterly style attributed to Namikawa Sosuke...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Metal

Antique Woodblock Print Ukiyo-e Kunisada UTAGAWA (1786-1865) - Geisha with Pa..
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely figural print Kunisada UTAGAWA (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865) - Condition Woodblock in good condition, but the frame is old and broken. Missing underside. The passe partout h...
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19th Century Chinese Edo Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Chinese Hardstone, Jade and Cloisonné Enamel Flower Models
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Chinese hardstone, jade and cloisonné enamel flower models Chinese, 20th Century Height 39cm, width 25cm, depth 25cm Crafted in 20th century China, this pair of lar...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Stone, Jade, Metal, Enamel

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Decorated Swan Compote Circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinese Cloisonne compote offers enamel decorated construction with bowl having central swan (or heron) in marsh setting with floral bordering, rai...
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Early 20th Century Asian Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Very Fine Gilt Bronze, Cloisonné Enamel and Porcelain Holy Water Stoup
Located in London, GB
A very fine gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel and porcelain holy water stoup French, late 19th century Measures: Height 54cm, width 34cm, depth 9cm This b...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Cloissoné Furniture

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Enamel, Ormolu

Chinese Cloisonné Bowl Carved Gem Stone/ Serpentine Medallion & Ring Handles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Cloisonné Bowl Carved Gem Stone/ Serpentine Medallion & Ring Handles China, Later 20th Century An exquisite Chinese cloisonné bowl from the 20th ce...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of Chinese enamel vases with elephant head handles. Decorated with a cloisonné phoenix and flower motif. Cloisonné is an ancient technique u...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Decorative Cloisonne Plate, China, 1980s Vintage Brass & Enamel Plate
Located in Bastogne, BE
Large Chinese plate depicting peonies and a bird in cloisonne technique. 1980s. This vintage plate in blue and green will add elegance to your ...
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1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel

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

Materials

Bronze

Russian Cloisonné Enamel Tea Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Russian cloisonné and enamel tea set is the work of Pavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov. One of Russia’s most skilled enamel artisans, Ovchin...
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19th Century Russian Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Jewelry Ring Trinket Boxes Pair Cloisonné Swan Japanese Gift Love Valentine
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Once courtship is complete, male and female swans bond for life and this delightful pair of Japaneer cloisonné swans symbolize love and const...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Brass Enamel Cloisonné Bowl Planter Cachepot Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial brass and enamel Cloisonné bowl planter cachepot jardinière, circa early-20th century, Asia. Enamel colors include blue, yellow, white, green and red with...
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Early 20th Century Asian Cloissoné Furniture

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel

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

Materials

Stone, Jade, Metal, Enamel

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

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Cloisonné Vase Cream Yellow with Roses 7.5"
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning large Ando Jubei (1876-1956) rose vase set against delicate cream yellow Musen-jippo background. In classic form with hand-finished silver metal rims. Soft pink contrastin...
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20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with silver wire cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, Elongated vase of faceted hexagonal shape. The pie...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Copper

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

A Pair of Art Deco Chinese Cloisonné Incense Holders w/ Horses, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Art Deco Chinese Cloisonné Horses Incense Holders, Ca. 1920 DIMENSIONS (each) Height: 10.75 inches Length: 9 inches Depth: 5 inches
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1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Meiji Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome image of blossoming flowers on the light blue ground made in t...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box Cloisonné Enamel, Tobacco Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Old Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Vases and Flowers. French Private Collection
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19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Asian Bronze Champlevé Cloisonné Enamel Baluster Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Extra-large vintage table lamp features sculptural urn shaped bronze body with elongated graphic neck that gives it a baluster silhouette. The lamp is decorated with enameled cloiso...
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20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Bronze, Metal

Pair of Porcelain, Cloisonné, Marble and Bronze Vases, France, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of porcelain, cloisonné, marble and bronze vases. France, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Marble, Enamel

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...
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Early 20th Century 'Republic Period' Chinese Urn Vases
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of early 20th Century (Republic Period) Chinese urn vases created in the traditional cloisonne method. The miniature vases features brass metal forms with a classic baluster shape. The surface has been exquisitely hand decorated in colored enamel with cherry blossoms and flower patterns growing out of a turquoise rock formation. Both come with their original wooden display stands...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Gilt Brass Cloisonné “Scroll and Floral” Nine‑Piece Desk Set, 20th C
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Gilt Brass Cloisonné “Scroll and Floral” Nine‑Piece Desk Set, 20th Century, Unmarked A rare and complete nine‑piece Chinese gilt brass cloisonné desk set, exquisitely decora...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Brass

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...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Stone, Agate, Enamel

Japanese Ginbari Perfume Vase in Cloisonné Enamel, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stunning example of a Japanese foiled cloisonne miniature brass perfume bottle or incense vase hand-painted with decorative flowers. The shimmer from ...
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20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Cloissoné Furniture

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Brass, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Pair of Bronze Vases with Cloissoné Technique
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Chinese pair of bronze vases with Cloissoné Technique.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

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Bronze

Chinese Rose Quartz, Agate, and Nephrite Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Chinese rose quartz, agate, and nephrite flower model in a cloisonné enamel pot Chinese, 20th Century Height 43cm, width 74cm, depth 27cm This stunning flower model showcases the s...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

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Agate, Multi-gemstone, Metal, Enamel

6 Rare museum Conran C20 Havana dining chairs "JFK" The Chair Wegner Cowhorn
Located in London, GB
Wonderful original c20 chair by Terence Conran and Conran Design Group c.1960 - fabulous patina throughout constructed from a tubular steel frame with origi...
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1960s British Vintage Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bentwood, Kaolin

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...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Pair Chinese Cloisonné Cranes as Candlestick Prickets
Located in New York, NY
This darling pair of cloisonné crane pricket candlesticks would be the perfect addition to any home. In Chinese mythology the symbol of the crane represents longevity, and the depict...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Large Cloisonné Enamel and Silver Kovsh
Located in London, GB
Large cloisonné enamel and silver kovsh Russian, 20th Century Height 20cm, width 25cm, depth 19cm A symbol of Russian culture, a kovsh is a traditional drinking vessel, often used ...
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20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Large Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds of Paradise
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of matching Japanese vases featuring the globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall slender neck with flaring rim, decorated in variously coloured cloisonne en...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Cloisonne Urn Table Lamps
By Champeleve
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of gilt bronze and hand-painted and enameled Champleve lamps. An elegant modern neoclassical urn form is combined with a mottled gilt bronze surface and with enamel inla...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Large Chinese Floral Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Stand
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large rare Chinese enamel over brass vase. The unusual shaped vase is adorned with polychrome images of flowers surrounded by floral and wavy motifs against a bright turquoise back...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Brass

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

Materials

Ceramic

pair of Chinese cloisonné cover jars
Located in New York, NY
peach motif on blue ground
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Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Turquois Rainbow Color Butterfly Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese enamel over copper plate. The plate is enameled with a polychrome butterfly design surrounded by floral and foliage patterns made in the Cloisonne technique on a ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

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

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Crystal, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc, 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 ...
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1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Chinese Jade, Carnelian, and Quartz Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Chinese jade, carnelian, and quartz flower model in a cloisonné enamel planter Chinese, 20th Century Height 18cm, width 9cm, depth 9cm This c...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture

Materials

Agate, Carnelian, Metal

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

Materials

Bronze, 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.

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