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In my quest to discover what the tell-tale signs were to distinguish older Chinese cloisonné beads from newer products, one of the motifs I...

Earlier this year I purchased via online auction a Chinese cloisonne pendant or large disk bead with a phoenix on one side and a dragon on t...

In a discussion at beadcollector.net , we wondered if it was possible to date a Chinese cloisonné necklace by the style of clasp.   Those w...