Vintage Small Plate, Chinese Plique-a-jour Glass & Cloisonne' - RARE
$59.00
Vintage Small Plate, Chinese Plique-a-jour Glass & Cloisonne' - RARE
This plate is truly a rare find! Plique-a-jour is French for "open to light". In the decorative arts, this technique produces translucent enamels held in an open framework made by soldering individual wires or delicate metal strips to each other, rather than to a supporting surface as in cloisonné. The light reflected thru this plate makes it sparkle and shine like a stained glass window. There is some slight wear on the brass rim typical with age. Perfect to hang in front of a window. It has a colorful floral design with pink, green and touches of blue.
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5 1/4 diam.