The earliest examples of cloisonné were found in Mycenae in southern Greece, a civilization that had already come and gone by the 12th century BC.

A pair of palatial sized Chinese cloisonne enameled bronze foo dog figures. Pair includes a male and female foo dog. The male with ball under paw and the female with cub under paw. Each depicts ...

The collection, assembled by three generations of the family in the first half of the 20th century, is part of Christie's "Art of Asia" auction. All works will go under the hammer on October 30. The ...