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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 313781, member: 2844&quot;]Beautiful pictures, Dave.</p><p>I agree with cluttered, Japanese.</p><p>It is Japanese cloisonné and goldstone, Meiji Period, 1868-1912. The pieces with the flickering specks are goldstone, essentially glass and a Venetian invention, although there are much earlier Persian examples. The Venetians re-inventing the wheel, so to speak.</p><p>The bronze flower finial on the lid is classic Japanese, as are the little flowers dotted all over the teapot.</p><p>For an idea of a price, you can find items like yours on ebay if you search for &#039;cloisonné and goldstone&#039;.</p><p>[USER=1496]@Hollyblue[/USER] I think you were thinking of ginbari, Japanese cloisonné with foil.</p><p>[USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] , toomany hasn&#039;t been around since july, I believe.</p><p><br /></p><p>The square fastener is traditional, but it looks like the finial was slightly loose, giving the fastener room to turn and move about and damage the enamel. Here is a jar with the square fastener inside the lid:</p><p><img src="https://images.aspireauctions.com/auctions/2017FEB/large/88308-06.jpg?69304260000" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://images.aspireauctions.com/auctions/2017FEB/large/88308-01.jpg?69304258000" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.aspireauctions.com/#!/catalog/361/1976/lot/89834" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.aspireauctions.com/#!/catalog/361/1976/lot/89834" rel="nofollow">https://www.aspireauctions.com/#!/catalog/361/1976/lot/89834</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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