CLOISONNE ENAMEL PAINTED EGG WITH PEACOCK AND FLOWER MOTIF MEDIUM SIZED 9CM HIGH

VINTAGE CLOISONNE (MEANING PARTITIONS IN FRENCH) EGG WITH GOLD METAL ENAMEL PAINTED CONTRASTING. THE PATTERN FEATURES MANY PEACOCKS AND FLOWERS WITH PEACOCK FEATHER EYES ALL OVER. WITH A SILVER GREY BACKDROP.
 
THIS IS A MEDIUM SIZED EGG 9CM HIGH BY 6CM WIDE. WELL-PRESERVED IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. THE DETAILING IS REMARKABLE. NO WOODEN STAND BUT HAS A HANGING WIRE RING ATTACHED ON TOP.
 
CLOISONNÉ IS AN ANCIENT TECHNIQUE FOR DECORATING (USUALLY ENAMEL PAINTED) METALWORK OBJECTS WITH COLORED PAINTED MATERIAL HELD IN PLACE OR SEPARATED BY METAL STRIPS IN THIS CASE BRASS.
SIZE: 9CM HIGH 6.0CM WIDE
 
CONDITION: IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
 
CLOISONNE EGGS:
Decorative eggs can be made from any substance under the sun.  Metal eggs appear to be less common than those made of other materials like porcelain.
Common in many Muslim cultures, calligraphy is used for decorative purposes on the surface of this egg. Most other metal eggs harken from China, and are created by the process of  Cloisonné, an ancient metalworking technique.  Cloisonné is a multi-step enamel process used to produce jewelry, vases, and other decorative items, which  first developed in the Near East. It spread to the Byzantine Empire and from there along the Silk Road to China, now the site of many high quality production facilities.
Cloisonné is created in a lengthly multi step process:
First, the artist forms metal (such as copper or brass) into the shape of the finished object.
A paper pattern and a pencil are used to transfer a design to the metal object.
Partitions (French: cloisons) that act as color-separators are applied according to the transferred pattern and are held in place by a soldering paste (this is finely divided metal of low melting temperature in a flux paste). The partitions are bent and cut to length from flat wire stock (usually by hand using simple pliers) while the paste is applied with a small brush.
Heating the piece in an oven permanently affixes the partitions to the base metal by melting the solder. The piece is then allowed to cool.
Frit (glass crushed to a powder - enamel) in a water-based paste is painted into the partitions using an annotated pattern similar to the "paint by numbers" craft technique.
After the frit has dried, firing in an oven melts it onto the metal.
Several repetitions of the process may ensue to build up the coatings to the height of the partitions. Various colors and transparencies may be used in combination within a single partition to obtain the desired artistic effect.
The glass and a portion of the cloisons are ground and polished to form an even and smooth surface.
The exposed metal is electroplated with a thin film of gold to prevent corrosion and to give a pleasing appearance.
 
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