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Chinese cloisonné cigarette box from early 20th century
Cloisonné is a technique for decorating metalwork. The earliest cloisonné work dates to the 12th century BC in Cyprus.
Cloisons are little enclosures formed from thin wire and filled with small gems or stones which are fired to melt.
More detailed information can be found here.
This box was brought home from China by my father many years before I was born.
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There were matching ashtrays, though I cannot find them at present.
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The box must be incredibly old as it was brought back from China before you were born! I am surprised that it's not in black and white!
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