Antique 1906 Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Art Vase w/ Hand Painted Enamel

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View Antique 1906 Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Art Vase w/ Hand Painted Enamel with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This dent was the result of my great grandfather's short lived foray into the great sport of indoor amateur bowling when he was a small child, much to my great, great grandmother's dismay. In all seriousness, I think this spot adds to the vase's aesthetic. Free eBay listing template designed by dewiso.com .element{background:#871024} Antique 1906 Chinese Bronze and Enamel Cloisonné Selling a rather special heirloom - an antique Chinese cloisonné vase. This piece has been in my family's collection ever since my great, great grandfather purchased it off of a Chinese import/export boat bound for San Francisco in the year 1906. I'm told this boat was positively brimming with jade, ivory, fine lacquerware, silk, and tea. Dimensions can be found towards the bottom of this listing. The underside of this vase has the word "CHINA" engraved directly into the brass, but does not say "MADE IN", and there's some neat historical reasoning for that. In 1890, America passed the "McKinley Tariff", requiring that all import products were to be marked with their country of origin. The McKinley Tariff's stipulations were rather vague, requiring little more than a single word to denote said country. It was the Tariff Act of 1930 that built upon those original rulings, ultimately leading to the seemingly universal "MADE IN" that we're accustomed to seeing on import products today. This vase was crafted only 16 years after the McKinley Tariff, and 24 years before the Tariff Act of 1930. I find that little tidbit amusing! The vase is made with a strong bronze construction, overlaid with a beautiful layer of hand painted enamel. Every aspect of this vase is in fantastic condition given its age, spare for a small/medium sized dent (pictures #6 and #7) with some localized enamel loss. This dent was the result of my great grandfather's short lived foray into the great sport of indoor amateur bowling when he was a small child, much to my great, great grandmother's dismay. In all seriousness, I think this spot adds to the vase's aesthetic. An absolutely gorgeous piece. Due to the age and relative rarity of this beautiful piece, exceptional care will be taken during the packaging process. I'll also be including a small handful of my favorite imported lychee candies as a thank-you! Dimensions & Weight Dimensions: 6.5" Height, 2.25" (base diameter), 1.5" (diameter at mouth) Weight: 10.5 oz Contact us We can be contacted at any time through eBay messages if you have any questions, comments or product requests. We will respond to you within 24 hours and do our best to help you out! We encourage our customers to contact us with any questions or concerns! We'd like to be sure you are completely satisfied with your purchase.   © Dickson Antiques 2022 Disclaimer Item condition is reflected in the listing photos. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Condition: Beautiful condition for age, barring a dent (pictured) caused by my then-adolescent great grandfather in 1923. You can see how the enamel has chipped around that area, although it has remained in the same state of preservation during the intervening 101 years.. Category: Antiques › Asian Antiques › China › Vases.

Primary Material

Bronze

Color

Multi-Color

Original/Reproduction

Antique Original

Region of Origin

China

Age

1900-1940