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Technique: Cloissoné
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Wine glass with octagonal foot in enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Wine glass with octagonal foot and stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamel on guilloche. Octagonal cup in blown Murano glass and gilded decoration with 1...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Murano glass goblet blown "Pauly" model 1930s Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Murano glass goblet blown with black glass finishes in Art Deco style, "Pauly" model from the 1930s, with 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated stem, diameter 1 cm, height 4.5 cm, wit...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Murano glass goblet blown with black glass Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Murano glass goblet blown with black glass finishes in Art Deco style, "Pauly" model from the 1930s, with 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated stem, diameter 1 cm, height 4.5 cm, wit...
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Murano glass centerpiece blown "Pauly" model 1930s Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Centerpiece in blown Murano glass with black glass finishes in Art Deco style, "Pauly" model from the 1930s, with a stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated diameter cm. 2 height...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand Made Floral Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonné Vases is the perfect decor piece. with beautiful floral design, it is a majestically hand crafted work of art that is sure to capture every...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$468 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Champlevé Cloisonné Square Copper Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
Antique champlevé cloisonné enamel on copper square jardinière. With bat designs on each side, they fly through the clouds and sky above the...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Chinese Turquoise Cloisonne Trinket Box, Republic Period, c 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise cloisonne trinket box with images of the Hundred Antiques, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The rectangular box de...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Cloisonné Enamel Vase, Ming-Qing Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This cylindrical cloisonné vessel is made with a brass body filled with turquoise-toned enamels that are fired to create a vivid, multi-colored surface. The exterior is densely decor...
Category
15th Century and Earlier East Asian Ming Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Contemporary Tear Drop Cloisonné Vase in Verde Grass Design by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tear Drop Vase (Short)
Verde Color
Grass Design
Cloisonné
Glass Enamel
Copper
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal t...
Category
2010s Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of Laughing Buddha Chinese, 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ca 1900 Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Laughing Buddha CHinese Antique.
Additional information:
Material: Wood / Bamboo
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
China Dyna...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set Antique Oriental Cloisonné Graduated Containers, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique set oriental cloisonné graduated lidded containers of flattened rounded form each with a green foil leaf design to the cover with butterflies and leaf patterned design...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
ANTIQUE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL ROUNDED DEEP KOBAKO KOGO BOX AND COVER. 19th C
Located in London, GB
A fine Japanese cloisonne enamel kobako box decorated with colorful roundels and chrysanthemums amidst spiral shaped wire ground. Lid with a a lion and foliage on the black backgro...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Lovely Millefiori Antique Japanese Wall Dish Bronze Flowers Cloisonne, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and beautifully made piece with different kind of flowers and birds on a Pink base.
Cloisonné is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to t...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
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 enhanced with gilt brass rings, separating the different décor areas, and two gilt elephant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$565 Sale Price
20% Off
A cloisonné vase on a green ground depicting an eagle on a rock
Located in Milano, IT
A dark green cloisonné vase decorated with vividly colored enamels, depicting a majestic eagle perched on a rock amid the waves, in the moment before taking flight. The decoration is...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Pair Asian Chinoiserie Cloissone Vase in Green Earth Tones
Located in Opa Locka, FL
A Stunning Pair of Antique Asian Cloissone Vase. Green earthy tones. Beautiful pair with one very small not noticeable dent. Not detracting in the least.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Deer
Located in New York, NY
decorated with stylized scrolls on blue ground
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$12,000 / set
Japanese Cloisonne Lidded Trinket Box with Bun Feet from the Meiji Period
Located in San Diego, CA
An exquisite Japanese cloisonne lidded box with brass bun feet from the Meiji period, circa late 1800's. The box has a great inticate geometric de...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mirrored Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Lidded Bowls with Floral Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice mirrored pair of Chinese cloisonne lidded bowls with floral motif, circa 1950s. The bowls are in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 6.5"D x 3.5"H. #2606.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Late 19th Century Pair O Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Cylindrical Brass Vases Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Chinese Cloisonne enameled cylindrical brass vase lamps. Circa 1890s. Cloisonné enamel finish in good condition. Ebonized wood ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Mid 20th Century Cloisonne Enamel Rose Vase Ando Company
By Ando Jubei
Located in Newark, England
LARGE SIZED OVOID VASE
From our Japanese collection we are pleased to offer this Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Rose Vase by the Ando Company. The vase of large ovoid form decorated wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A silver-wire cloisonné vase with butterflies and chrysanthemums
Located in Milano, IT
A globular cloisonné vase executed with fine silver wire and decorated with numerous butterflies in flight within a luxuriant garden of chrysanthemums in various colors and forms, re...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Centrepiece gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Centrepiece in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired
enamel on guilloche. Round plate diameter cm. 18 mounted on an inverted funnel base diameter cm. 9.5, total...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Massive 20th Century Chinese Archaic Style Cloisonné Covered Urn/ Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive 20th Century Chinese Archaic Style Cloisonné Covered Urn/ Censor
China, 20th century
A substantial example, intricately enameled in the Archa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Bronze/Copper Cloisonné Koro Incense Burner with Foo Lion Shape, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Quality with superb decoration.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century, 20th century
Condition: Some usual age signs like...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$900 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese cloisonne vase. Fine, elegant example. Silver mounted & silver wire. Marked on base rim CLOISONNE. Base of lapet reserves of dragons & phoenix birds. Floral ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Chinese Hongmu Carved Rosewood and Floral Enamel Cloisonné 2 Tier Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique Chinese carved rosewood and floral enamel cloisonné two tier side table, flower stand. Refinished rosewood. Measures 12.5" in width, 25" in depth and stands 31.5" tall for th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tang Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair Of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Foo Lion Censers
Located in Norwood, NJ
Beautiful fine pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel foo lion censers, in a standing pose. Yellow enamel ground and stylized patinated copper repousse head with enamel eyes. Standing on c...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid Century Chinese Cloissoné Mantel Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Chinese Cloisonné Mantel Clock
Decorate your mantlepiece with this intricately designed cloisonné clock. The clock face is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Utagawa Kunisada I (Honjo, Edo 1786-1865 Edo)
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Utagawa Kunisada I (Honjo, Edo 1786-1865 Edo),
Diptych,
Ichikawa Danjuro as Kudo Saemon
Provenance: From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen, A well known Dutch pain...
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,666 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
$228 Sale Price
20% Off
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 later lacquer & bronze pagoda lid, resting on a gilt bronze Cloisonné elephant motif th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Set Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Spoons Feodosii Pekin Moscow
By Feodosii Ivanovich Pekin
Located in Portland, OR
A very good set of five antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt & cloisonne spoons, Moscow, circa 1899.
The spoons having silver-gilt to the interior of ...
Category
1890s Russian Late Victorian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, 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
Cloisonné enamel kogo box with stylized floral motifs
Located in Milano, IT
Spherical cloisonné enamel kogo box decorated with brightly colored stylized floral motifs and circular reserves on a yellow ochre background. The top is embellished with a 16-petal ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese 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
$4,500 Sale Price
54% Off
A Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Enamel Incense Burner, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Enamel Incense Burner, 19th Century
Description:
This incense burner is characterized by its tripod form, standing on three legs with vivid enamel colors ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Blanket Chest with Red Lacquer and Cloisonné Floral Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese blanket chest from the mid 20th century with red lacquer ground, cloisonné décor and lateral handles. Created in China during the mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase and Cover. Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
A Exquisite Cloisonne Enamel Vase and cover
Meiji period -Late 19th C
Exquisite and refined four sided cloisonne vase and cover made in gold and silver wire with dragons and phoen...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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
$1,150 Sale Price
41% Off
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/...
Category
19th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,575 / set
Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Vase with Colors Butterflies, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely vase
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal
Primary Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (18...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
ntique Woodblock Print Ukiyo-e Kunisada UTAGAWA (1786-1865) - "Utagawa Kunisada
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A lovely figural print
Kunisada UTAGAWA (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865) - "The Tale of Genji"
Utagawa Kunisada
The Tale of Genji - Chapter 12
Condition
Woodblock in good condition, ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Edo Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$270 Sale Price
57% Off
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
Pair of Japanese Large Candle Sticks Bronze with Gold Inlay Statue, 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japan - MeuiI period (1868 - 1912) Pair of bronze candlesticks with brown patina with copper and gilded bronze inlays depicting two standing women carrying lotus branches forming a c...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$7,572 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Baluster Jar and Lid in Azure Colors by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baluster jar and lid
Cloisonne
Azure enamel
Hand repousse
Copper base
The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Cloisonné Censer
Located in New York, NY
decorated with openwork panels, and a mythical bird finial; censer is standing on three boar's head form feet
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$4,500
Antique Japanese Woodblock - English Lady - Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock - English Lady - Meiji Period
attributed to Utagawa Kuniteru II
Yokohama-e - Yokohama-e are prints depicting foreigners in Yokohama after Japan was opene...
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,191 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Cloisonne Bowl
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chinese Cloisonne Bowl
Bronze and enamel materials
made with Cloisonne technique
Origin China Circa 1950
Floral decoration
perfect condition
cloisone te...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Utagawa Toyokuni l - 1816 (Honjo, Edo Period 1780
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Utagawa Toyokuni l - 1816 (Honjo, Edo Period 1786-1865 Edo),
Diptych,
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô R) and Ichikawa Danjûrô (L)
日付: Japanese, Edo period
Pro...
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,127 Sale Price
45% Off
19th Century Trophy Form French Champleve and Cloisonne Vase with Cover
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent and very large (23 inch tall) antique (19th century) trophy form vase or urn with cover, finely crafted from bronze with body and lid featuring multi-colored floral and a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Chinese Cloisonne Double Peach Box, Republic Period, early 20th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise ground cloisonne "double peach" box and cover with shaped hardwood stand, Republic Period (1911 to 1949), early 20th century, China.
The box formed as a p...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, 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
Antique Bronze Enamel Elephant Incense Sculpture Cloissone Champleve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Enameled bronze elephant incense scupture, figure. Either Japanese Cloissone or French Champleve . No makers markings.
Category
19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,756 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Lidded Kamcheng SE Asia market B
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very colorful in the taste of South East Asia, Bencharong porcelain style, 18th-19th century.
Condition:
? Overall condition; very good condit...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,324 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Chinese Cloisonne Phoenix Zun Vases, Late Qing Dynasty, c. 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive pair of Chinese cloisonne phoenix form zun vases, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The attractive and fantastic pair of red ground cloisonne vases in the form of ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, 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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