Carré Cloisonné On Leather Decorative Art Piece #14

Colorful enamel flames captured as seemingly overlapping are the subject of this sophisticated silver decorative piece. Set in a refined light-gray leather frame, the tiny "tile" is obtained by pouring the enamels into cells - cloisons in French - shaped with metal filigrees, a process named Cloisonné technique and dating back to ancient Egypt before reaching its heyday in 12th century Byzantium.