A Japanese Cloisonné Dish with Quail in Ormolu Mount

Meiji period (1868-1912), a lovely turquoise enamel ground dish decorated in cloisonné with a pair of quails surrounded by vivid large blooming plants, set into a gilt bronze ormolu mount with elegant shaped handles and raised up on stylized vine feet.

4 x 11 1/2 x 10 in.

Collection of Michael and Ingrid Kelly, Worldwide Gallery Antiques, Fredericksburg, Virginia

A few small areas of pitting and minor short hairlines to enamel; otherwise good estate condition.