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Cloisonne Elephants

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper elephants decorated with symbolic
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
$3,250 / set
H 7.5 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Elephant Ginger Jar
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual antique Chinese ginger jar handcrafted in a cloisonne technique, decorated with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Chinese Pair of Large Cloisonné Elephants with Wood Stands
Located in Norton, MA
Large pair of standing elephants having fitted vases on their backs on wooden display stands
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants, Each On Its Original Cloisonné Base
Located in New York, NY
each elephant is surmounted by a vase filled with various ornaments
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Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Archaic Style Cloisonné Lacquer Elephant Motif Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Chinese Archaic style Cloisonné & Lacquer Elephant Motif Censor With Associated
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th century large cloisonne enamel elephant
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century large Chinese cloisonne enamel elephant on stand circa 1900. A real rare
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Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Oriental Champleve cloisonne Dragons brass Bronze vase Elephant head handles
Located in Birmingham, AL
Vintage/ antique x large Oriental Champleve Cloisonne Dragons bronze vase with elephant head
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Urns

Materials

Bronze

An Unusual Chinese Cloisonne Vase with Elephant Shaped Handles, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Unusual Chinese Cloisonne Vase with Elephant Shaped Handles, 19th Century Home decor, Interior
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
A rare pair of 19th Century or earlier, towering Chinese bronze cloisonné Royal palm leaf fans
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Antique 19th Century Asian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Handles, Japan, 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Cloisonné enameled vase with elephant handles, Japan, mid-20th century. The elegant body form is
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Handles, Japan, 1950s
Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Handles, Japan, 1950s
$571 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17.52 in Dm 8.67 in
Sarreguemines Majolica Jardiniere in the Japonisme Style, 1880-1890
By Sarreguemines
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
birds among pine branches, faux cloisonne, and cobalt blue elephant handles. Though originally
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Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Planters, Cachepots and Jardi...

Materials

Faience, Majolica, Pottery

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A pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel elephants.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel elephants, each standing four-square supporting a large vase
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20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pair of Cloisonné Vases with Elephant Head Handles
Located in Middleburg, VA
A beautiful pair of Cloisonné bronze vases with stylized elephant head handles. The enamel has
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antiquities

19th Century Japanese Bronze Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Elephant Handles
Located in Harrogate, GB
Elephant Handle Bronze Japanese 19th Century Meiji Period Vase with Meiji marks underfoot
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Antique 1890s Japanese Metalwork

Large 19th Century Chinese Champleve Enamel and Bronze Vase
Located in Denver, CO
Large 24" tall antique Chinese champleve enamel and bronze vase. Fine cloisonne floral decoration
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vintage Cloisonné Elephant Sculptures or Planters
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Highly unusual and decorative pair of vintage cloisonné elephants, decorated with floral and
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Elephant Incense Holders on Cloisonne Base
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of Chinese cloisonne elephant incense holders on cloisonne base with Chinese characters
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20th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper elephants decorated with colorful geometric
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
H 14.5 in W 14.5 in D 6 in
Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Elephants
Located in Dallas, TX
These delightful elephants are truly enchanting. They are multi-color with blue and green being the
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20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Candlesticks

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Metal

Pair French Chinoiserie Dore Bronze Chinese Cloisonné Elephant Form Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and Chinese Cloisonné Elephant Form Candelabra. Each elephant features elaborate French ormolu
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Metalwork

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of Monumental Antique Cloisonne Elephants with Branch Coral
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Cloisonné designed at it's best. Featured is this pair of monumental cloisonné pair of elephants
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20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Coral

Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Elephants with Lotus Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of antique Chinese elephants handcrafted in brass in a cloisonne technique featuring an
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pair of Cloisonné Elephant Incense Burners, China, c. 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of cloisonné incense burners in the form of elephants. The howdahs on the elephants backs are
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Enamel

A Pair of Qing Dynasty Gilt Bronze and Cloisonne Elephants
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of Chinese late Qing Dynasty gilt bronze elephants in colored cloisonne and champleve enamel
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

Set of Four Chinese Cloisonné Elephants, Priced by the Pair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting set of two pairs of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper elephants decorated with
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Dancing Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting pair of vintage Chinese cloisonne or enamel on brass elephants in a dancing pose having
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bronze Buddha on Cloisonné Enamel Elephant Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent bronze and cloisonne enamel large and heavy Asian sculpture of a buddha riding on an
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Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair Chinese Elephant Form Cloisonne Prickets Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
elephants, finely crafted in brass with extensive cloisonne enamel inlay.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Early 20th century large Chinese cloisonne enamel elephant
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century large chinese cloisonne enamel elephant on stand circa 1900. A real rare
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Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel

20th Century Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Elephant on Stand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
20th century large Chinese cloisonne enamel elephant on stand A real rare decorative piece
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Group of Three Vintage Cloisonné Seated Elephant Boxes or Containers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Cloisonné, the ancient Asian art of separating enamel colors on metals with thin brass wire. Here
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Antique Pair of Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Floor Lamps with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
elephants as bases with cabochon stone headdresses.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of hand craved zitan wood elephants, gallery plinths and poles with towering bronze
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Meiji Oversized Bronze Cloisonne Figural Vase Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji large vase offers bronze construction with allover Cloisonne enameled
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Early 20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Mid-century Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Located in Dallas, TX
Small pair of mid-20th century cloisonné elephants from China in various shades of red, blue, and
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20th Century Chinese Vases and Vessels

Vintage Large Chinese Brass Copper Cloisonné Elephant Incense Holder
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and colorful Chinese brass & copper cloisonné elephant vessel, circa mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Brass

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
These elephant treasures are truly mesmerizing and will be the focal point of any room. The candle
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Elephants
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
These elephant treasures are truly mesmerizing and will be the focal point of any room. The candle
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Chinese Jiaqing Period Cloisonne Model of an Elephant
Located in London, GB
, lot 231 for a similar cloisonné elephant.
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

A Pair of Exquisite Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Elephants
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Chinese Quing Dynasty (l.18c-19th c.) cloisonne enamel elephants, with studded
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Large Chinese Bronze and Cloisonné Enamel Elephant Joss Stick Holder
Located in Miami, FL
Large antique Chinese bronze and cloisonne figural elephant joss stick holder (vase) inserted in
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

19th c. Chinese Bronze and Cloisonne Table Lamp with Elephant Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Chinese bronze and cloisonne table lamp with stylized elephant form handles. Nice quality US
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Oval Censers with Brass Elephant Handles, 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of large and uncommon 1960s Chinese cloisonné & brass oval shaped censers with elephant head
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Teapot cloisonné . China 19th century
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
Charming little teapot cloisonné and gilt brass, elephant shape, taking the lid is a little monkey.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

Teapot cloisonné . China 19th century
Teapot cloisonné . China 19th century
H 5.12 in W 6.7 in D 2.76 in
Chinese Marble Elephant with Cloisonne and Brass Tusks
Located in San Antonio, TX
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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Pair of Art Deco Style Table Lamps ENIGME Max Le Verrier Nude with Globe
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp nude holding a globe ENIGME signed Max Le Verrier with foundry mark. Design ca. 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast at the Le Verrier foundry in Paris. Patinated ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

20th century Chinese Export Porcelain Garden Seat
Located in Savannah, GA
Hexagonal shaped Chinese Nanking Style Export blue and white glazed porcelain garden seat. Features include a pierced top and sides, molded relief dots and a very refined execution o...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

20th century Chinese Export Porcelain Garden Seat
20th century Chinese Export Porcelain Garden Seat
$1,853 Sale Price
34% Off
H 19.5 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Guangxu Bat Peach Floral Globular Porcelain Vase
Located in Danville, CA
For your consideration is a pair of finely hand painted Chinese globular porcelain vases, from early 20th century. The heavy porcelain body is in elegant globular form and covered wi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Hand Carved Syrian Settee
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a late 19th century example of a hand carved Syrian settee. With ornate carved bead work, and other natual material sectioned motifs and hand carved text at it ...
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Antique 1890s Syrian Victorian Benches

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century Hand Carved Syrian Settee
Late 19th Century Hand Carved Syrian Settee
$5,436
H 39 in W 50 in D 18 in
Flowering Narcissus Lily: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of a flowering Red Narcissus Lily plant, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Narcissus In...
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Engraving

Japanese Antique Small Door Wall Decoration 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old small window frame made in Japan. It was originally used as a traditional Japanese mud wall fixture. It dates back to the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and has been in us...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Art

Materials

Bamboo, Cedar

Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Located in London, GB
This red coral specimen, with flowing lines and organic form, is a beautiful example of how the work of nature can be, and has been, celebrated as art. The coral has been mounted on ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Coral

Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
Qing Dynasty Antique Chinese Red Coral Specimen
$10,323
H 19.3 in W 11.42 in D 1.97 in
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Softwood, Lacquer

Pair Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog Covered Jars, mid 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful pair of Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain covered jars with foo lions, circa 1960's, China. The jars of baluster form and painted in bold and bright famille vert...
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Qing Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Gorgeous Vintage Hollywood Regency Chinese Elephant Garden Seat
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century glazed ceramic elephant garden stool, flower pot seat or side table. Handmade of ceramic. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden. Also great as a drinks stand i...
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Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

1900s Chinese Garden Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed paint work. Unusual turquoise color. Mint condition. Probably 1920s to 1930s.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

1900s Chinese Garden Stool
1900s Chinese Garden Stool
$2,450
H 19 in Dm 11.5 in
Fine Dehua, Blanc de Chine, Quan Yin Porcelain Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Blanc de chine porcelain seated figure of Quan Yin. Qing dynasty. Kangxi period.
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Hollywood Regency Chinese Elephant Garden Plant Stand
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century glazed ceramic elephant garden stool, flower pot seat or side table. Handmade of ceramic. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden. Also nice in your pool area to...
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Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

French Art Deco Hand-Hammered Iron and Glass Vase Signed Lorrain
By Lorrain
Located in New York City, NY
A fine Lorrain Nancy / School of Nancy original, hand-hammered wrought iron framed Art Deco glass vase with handblown mottled glass inset in colorful shades of orange, blue / green ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Art Deco Style White Milk Glass Handmade Chandelier, Pendant, Lantern, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Art Deco style white milk glass handmade chandelier, pendant, lantern, a pair. A gorgeous handcrafted with individual panels, this pair of Art Deco hanging lanterns or ceiling fixtur...
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1990s Unknown Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

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Cloisonne Elephants For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of cloisonne elephants is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique cloisonne elephants was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and enamel. Cloisonne elephants have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Louis XVI and Victorian cloisonne elephants are consistently popular styles. Cloisonne elephants have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Sarreguemines are consistently popular.

How Much are Cloisonne Elephants?

Cloisonne elephants can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $10,282, while the lowest priced sells for $540 and the highest can go for as much as $134,299.
Questions About Cloisonne Elephants
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    In jewelry terms, a piece that is between 50 and 100 years old is considered vintage. Cloisonne jewelry is made by filling in tiny pockets or cloisons with ground glass, oxides and colorful enamels. This means that a piece of cloisonne jewelry that is 50-100 years old would be considered vintage. Shop a collection of vintage cloisonne from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 8, 2024
    Cloisonné jewelry is jewelry that has been decorated with a distinctive enameling technique.

    Cloisonné (“cell” in French) is a technique in which thin wires of fine silver or gold are used to outline a design, which is then filled with enamel. The piece is subsequently placed in a kiln where the enamel is melted. Cloisonné is distinct because the individual wires remain visible, forming an outline of the motif.

    Over the years, enameling has become an art form. This is partly because of its durability: Although the colors may change during firing, once cooled, they’re set and never fade. They can also be made either opaque or translucent — just one example of the flexibility that is another reason artists are attracted to the medium. 

    When it comes to jewelry design and other disciplines, cloisonné enamel was popular during the Byzantine Empire (artisans living in France and Germany in the Middle Ages preferred champlevé). 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.

    Find cloisonné jewelry on 1stDibs.