The Japanese
cloisonne vase was sold in Hansons' Antiques and Collectors Auction at its saleroom in Etwall, Derbyshire.
Some of the most famous and soughtafter
cloisonne pieces are from Russia, China and the House of Faberge.
The dome table clocks offer a perfect format for refined decorations in
cloisonne enamel using various enamel paints.
The art of
cloisonne enamelling became one of Japan's most successful forms of manufacture after its renaissance around 1840.
Fumer ou rester deux ou trois heures
cloisonne dans un environnement de ce genre de fumee equivaut a avoir fume une dizaine de cigarettes, car il faut savoir que le maassal (melasse parfumee, ndlr) contient une concentration en monoxyde de carbone qui depasse de loin celle de la cigarette.
"The art originated in this region and so it is fitting that it has returned to the region," said Zhong Xu, the 45-year-old custodian of the Chinese version of the art,
cloisonne enamel that was used to make decorative items for the royal courts of the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
Richly cinematic and more tasteful than the average mainland Chinese period costumer, "The Palace" is as exquisitely wrought as a
cloisonne vase, but beneath the surface craftsmanship lies a timeworn Cinderella story entrenched in conservative attitudes toward women.
The leaf from a ninth-century Qur'an was created either in the Near East or North Africa while the 19th-century
cloisonne incense set is from China.
The new items include a helmet cheek piece very similar in design and size to an item from the original discovery and a cross-shaped fitting, decorated with
cloisonne garnets similar to crosses from the find four years ago.
SEALED WITH A MISS Mysterious
cloisonne seal with ornate handle
The bottles feature an aquamarine
Cloisonne medallion monogrammed in gold.