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CONTACT LISA For your personal evaluations
of cloisonne or other pieces: With a small payment of $6.50US
to my Paypal account, see my last $Pay site page. Please
email your images and any information you might have, such as size, condition, place of purchase, etc., at contactlisa@idcloisonne.com
I will promptly respond with a 50 word email containing a description, dating information, country of production, a range
in value, and any other available and pertinent facts I may have. This will not be considered a formal appraisal,
but will help you identify and value your cloisonne item, thus allowing you to act accordingly.
LINK TO SITE EMAIL as well as Paypal account: Be assured
your identity and email address will remain private and confidential. I
do not use any type of marketing strategy. Emails are kept, then deleted eventually. I
may request permission to use some of your images, otherwise, they remain yours. MY Story I am an early retiree,
who discovered internet auctions about 10 years ago. My interest with Oriental export items, started with
a nice old porcelain vase bought at a flea-market. While trying to figure out what it was (50's- Chinese) and what it
was worth (not much), I got hooked on Oriental vintage items, especially ceramics and cloisonne from China, then Japan, as
many other 'recent internet collectors'. I also studied the other Oriental export items, including lacquer,
carvings, paintings, bronzes, jewelry and textiles. I have bought, sold and collected
many cloisonne pieces in the last decade, as well as other types of Oriental exports, many reference books were acquired
to supplement my knowledge. After experimenting with various topics, I find
that the most satisfying for me is the research and studies. Focusing on the art of cloisonne, how it evolved, the differences
between China and Japan. Providing cloisonne groupings of images together, to demonstrate and document my points
is exciting. See my 'study' page for the latest. As all this site's in depth information and research is free and unencumbered with
advertising or any other type of financial benefit, unlike many other sites that dabble in the identification of antiques,
I have decided to charge a small fee for personal inquiries. I'm not mercenary in nature, but if I help a cloisonne owner
in a transaction that will net him thousands of dollars, I feel I am undervaluing myself, my contribution and my knowledge.
If this site was in a reference book form, people would not hesitate to spend at least $50. for it's contents, and
that information would not be updated or improved over time. So, the site will still be free. But if you chose to inquire for
personal cloisonne identification purposes, then it is fair that my additional time be compensated in a small manner with
$5.50US. The specific
circumstance that moved me towards this decision was an evaluation that netted the owner $30,000. at auction in England. He
was very excited and elated when he gave me the news by email the following month, but did not feel compelled to make
any kind of donation for the ongoing maintenance of this site, this after he received my help for free. Copyright 2009-2011 Any website content that is original
content as found here, is automatically protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. My
website information is not available to be copied or used by anyone, unless I have given specific permission
to do so. I'm aware of the 'fair use' exceptions.
As this 'free' site and it's innovative content represent much hands-on knowledge, years of research, with unique images
(acquired with permission or owned by me), any type of usage by other parties devalues the site, and is not FAIR. I will
be adding my site tag in the middle of cloisonne mark images, to discourage unlawful copying. |
My intent is to help all those people that own, sell, collect or buy cloisonne, and do
not know a lot about it. I found when I started collecting cloisonne there was little information online, so I finally decided to create this website in early 2009. It is a labor of love, since I never tire of
this subject. With time, I have realised how vast this topic is and how little
I know. So it is with humility that I share this information. I will do my utmost to
be accurate, edit my statements very carefully, and continue to update the site. Striving to improve what
I have already set-up, and reflect the latest Oriental cloisonne information available. 