Magnificent Vintage Cloisonne Enamel on Brass Greek Byzantine Mosaic Plate 19cm Diameter Weigh 445g

THIS LISTING IS FOR A VINTAGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ON BRASS PLATE. THE PLATE IS DECORATED WITH A FLOWER AND LEAF MOTIF IN DARK REDDISH AND GREEN COLOURS. THE BASE IS SOLID BRASS. THE PLATE IS 19CM IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHS 445G.

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, LEAVES AND PATTERNS REMINISCENT OF A PEACOCK'S TAIL ARE DEPICTED IN A BEAUTIFUL DANCE OF BYZANTINE MOSAICS IN CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL FORM.
 
The cloisonné enamel technique, where the partitions and the enamel are fixed by the fusion of the enamel. The enamel has gorgeous shades of malachite, gold, ruby and emerald!
 
The peacock was a popular subject with Roman and Byzantine artists, often used to represent paradise, renewal and spring.
There is a small triangle hanger on the back for wall display.
 
SIZE: 19CM DIAMETER WEIGHT 445G
 
CONDITION: IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
CLOISONNE:
CLOISONNÉ IS AN ANCIENT TECHNIQUE FOR DECORATING (USUALLY ENAMEL PAINTED) METALWORK OBJECTS WITH COLORED PAINTED MATERIAL.
Metalwork has been decorated using the cloisonne technique for centuries in Asia. Objects of many kinds, such as vases, plates, bowls and pendants for jewelry, as well as great religious and secular art works, have been decorated using the cloisonne process.
THE CLOISONNE DECORATING PROCESS BEGINS WITH A METAL OBJECT, USUALLY MADE OF BRASS OR COPPER AND THE SURFACE IS COVERED WITH ENCLOSURES OR COMPARTMENTS (CALLED CLOISONS IN FRENCH) TO HOLD THE ENAMEL INLAYS.
The cloison surrounds or enclosures consist of small brass wires. Then colored enamels fill the compartments according to the design and are fired to melt and solidify each layer of enamel in place. These enamels are not the shiny paints we roll on walls and cabinets in kitchens and elsewhere; instead, they consist of ground colored glass that melts only at very high temperatures. When heated, a drop of the glass powder flows to fill a specific tiny compartment.
 
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