Finely potted elongated baluster vase. Decorated with three…
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Finely potted elongated baluster vase. Decorated with three seated figures playing a board game. In pastel famille rose enamels on a coral and gilded ground. Turquoise inner and underside. Has a china stamp mark to underside with old 'Made in Chienamels77' label. The vase has been lamped and a hole in base has obscured an apocryphal reign mark Jinqing (1796-1820). Note: the china stamp mark became mandatory on exports to US and England in December 1890 and was changed to 'Made in china', C. 1920. The combination of the two marks together with the Western style face decoration of the figures confirms the date of manufacture, c. 1920. Height 34.5 cm

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  • Gilding - Gilding is a method of ornamentation whereby a thin sheet of gold metal is applied to items made of wood, leather, ceramics, glass and silver for decorative purposes.

    For furniture including mirrors, the sheet of gold is usually applied over a coating of gesso. Gesso is a mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying the gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. Over time parts of the gilding will rub off so the base colour can be seen. In water gilding, this was generally a blue colour, while in oil gilding, the under layer was often yellow. In Victorian times, gilders frequently used red as a pigment beneath the gold leaf.

    Metal was often gilded by a process known as fire gilding. Gold mixed with mercury was applied and heated, causing the mercury to evaporate, the long-term effect of which was to kill or disable the craftsman or woman from mercury poisoning. The pursuit of beauty has claimed many victims, not the least of which were the artists who made those pieces so highly sought after today.

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