Cloisonne is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to the surface of the object to be decorated, which is usually made from copper, forming cells or cloisons, each of which holds a single colour of enamel paste which is then fired, and ground and polished.

The champleve technique also uses an enamelling technique, but the cells are formed by carving into the surface ot the object, or in the casting.

The cloisonne technique has been in use since the 12th century BC in the west, but the technique did not reach China until the 13th or 14th century. It became popular in China in the 18th century. Initially bronze or brass bodies were used, and in the 19th century copper, at which time the quality of th eitems produced began to decline.

Chinese cloisonné is the best known enamel cloisonné, though the Japanese produced more...

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Chinese cloisonne double snuff bottle, the conjoined bottles…

Chinese cloisonne double snuff bottle, the conjoined bottles each of compressed spherical form, decorated with central roundel of birds and deer in a landscape, on a stylised lotus flower and scrolled foliate ground, surmounted with two large red coral…

Fine Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle and stopper, of curved…

Chinese Cloisonne Lotus Snuff Bottle

Fine Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle and stopper, of curved rectangular form, decorated with a fine lotus scroll motif, in tones of green, blue, yellow, white and red, height 7.6 cm. Provenance: collection of gentleman, Sydney

A vintage Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle depicting Foral…

Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Floral Enamels

A vintage Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle depicting Foral enamels, 20th century, height 9 cm

An antique Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with central…

Antique Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Celestial Dragon

An antique Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with central celestial dragon detail, early 20th century, height 9 cm

An antique Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with central…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Chrysanthemum & Bird Detail

An antique Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with central chrysanthemum & blue bird detail, early 20th century, height 9 cm

An antique Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with central…

19th Century Chinese Cloisonne Chrysanthemum Snuff Bottle

An antique Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with central chrysanthemum detail, 19th century, height 7 cm

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, 19th century, the snuff…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Floral and Bird Motifs

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, 19th century, the snuff bottle of rounded rectangular form, finely decorated all over with floral pattern around two side panels depicting tree branches with bird and butterfly on turquoise ground, with matching domed…

A Chinese cloisonne enamel double gourd shaped vase, a blue…

Chinese Cloisonne Vase and Enamel Snuff Bottles Set

A Chinese cloisonne enamel double gourd shaped vase, a blue glass snuff bottle with floral enamel decoration; and a fruit shaped snuff bottle, (3 items), the largest 10 cm high

A cloisonne & gilt rectangular snuff bottle, Qianlong four…

Qianlong Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Crane and Deer Decoration

A cloisonne & gilt rectangular snuff bottle, Qianlong four character and probably of the period, 1736-1795, decorated on both sides with a crane and deer, each side and the stopper with a lotus spray, the nreign mark incised on a gilt base, 7 cm high.…

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty, 7.00 cm.…

Late Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Snuff Bottle

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty, 7.00 cm. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection

Two snuff bottles, horn & cloisonne, elongated of square &…

Horn and Cloisonne Snuff Bottles

Two snuff bottles, horn & cloisonne, elongated of square & rounded form, 19th/20th century, the cloisonne on a yellow ground with copper wire, the horn on a fine circular foot & raised shaped sides [2], height 7 cm, height 7.2 cm. Provenance: private…

A twin cloisonne enamel snuff bottle, of flat circular shape,…

Twin Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Enamel Snuff Bottle

A twin cloisonne enamel snuff bottle, of flat circular shape, Qing dynasty, with symbols of longevity on a green ground with brass wires, a spotted deer & crane. Provenance: private South African collection. Height 6 cm

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle. The cushion-shaped circular…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Figural Narrative Scenes

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle. The cushion-shaped circular snuff with a small oval foot rim and four lugs to the sides, decorated in colours upon a turquoise ground with matching figural narrative scenes to roundels surrounded by tendril decoration.…

A Japanese snuff bottle, 6 cm high, together with a Chinese…

Japanese Snuff Bottle & Chinese Ivory Seal with Glass Object

A Japanese snuff bottle, 6 cm high, together with a Chinese carved ivory chicken seal, 6 cm high and a Japanese glass cloisonne egg shaped object, 4 cm high, 20th century

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, mid 20th century, with seal…

Mid 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Seal Mark

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, mid 20th century, with seal mark to base. Height 7 cm

A fine Chinese double gourd cloisonne snuff bottle. Late Qing…

Chinese Cloisonne Double Gourd Snuff Bottle

A fine Chinese double gourd cloisonne snuff bottle. Late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, the cushion shaped bottle with a domed stopper, well decorated to shaped reserves with red crested cranes in a landscape setting, and upon a finely decorated flower…

Four Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, 7.2 cm, 7 cm, 7.5 cm, 7.5…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottles (Set of 4)

Four Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, 7.2 cm, 7 cm, 7.5 cm, 7.5 cm (4). Provenance: Purchased at Peter's Arts and Oriental Arts in the late 1980s and early 1990s Peter's Arts Oriental Arts

Five Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, 19th/ 20th century 7 cm,…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottles (Set of 5)

Five Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, 19th/ 20th century 7 cm, 7 cm, 6 cm, 8.5 cm, 8 cm (5). Provenance: Purchased at Lawson's and Grays Auction in Australia and Treasure Auctions in HK in the late 1980s and early 1990s Lawson's and Grays Auction

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, with incised signature to…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Incised Signature

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, with incised signature to base. Height 7 cm

A fine Chinese cloisonne double gourd snuff bottle decorated…

Chinese Cloisonne Double Gourd Snuff Bottle with Auspicious Symbols

A fine Chinese cloisonne double gourd snuff bottle decorated with auspiscious symbols, inscribed to base. Height 8 cm

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with cranes, deer and lotus…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Cranes and Deer

A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with cranes, deer and lotus and engraved mark to base. Height 6.5 cm.

Three Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty and later,…

Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottles, Qing Dynasty and Later

Three Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty and later, including a compressed bottle with precious objects and prunus, and two others

Two Chinese snuff bottles including Canton enamel (faults) and…

Chinese Snuff Bottle Pair, Canton Enamel & Cloisonne, Signed

Two Chinese snuff bottles including Canton enamel (faults) and cloisonne, both signed to base

A glass overlay snuff bottles and an agate snuff bottle, one…

Overlay and Agate Snuff Bottles with Intricate Details

A glass overlay snuff bottles and an agate snuff bottle, one overlaid in blue with cloisonne collar and coral stopper the agate applied with mother of pearl and hard stone motifs enamel worn 6.5 cm high