CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DISH. S.XIX.

Description:
- Chinese cloisonné enamel dish, with brass rim.
- Cloisonné or honeycomb enamel is an ancient technique for the decoration of metal objects, using glazed enamel, and in ancient periods also using inlays of precious stones, glass and other materials.
- A small, medium-sized round dish from the second half of the 19th century.
- Enamelled blue, with many floral details on the upper part.
- All the details on the upper part of the dish are very colourful, with vivid colours.
- Around the edge of the plate there is a row of brass, as on the base. On the back is written the word ‘China’.
- The back also has several floral details.

Conservation and Damage:
- The dish is in a good state of preservation.
- The cloisonné is not very well executed, and there are small lumps in the enamel.
- It has small dents and scratches due to age.
- There are several dents on the back, a larger one in the central area and the rest on the edges of the plate, probably due to a fall.
- The object has the wear and tear of it's age.

Comments:
- Measurements and weight are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not equal to the tones of the real colours.
- The object for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.