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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 485937, member: 111&quot;]Frankly, don&#039;t remember seeing these plique-à-jour pieces until the &#039;80s, but maybe I just didn&#039;t notice - they were all over the place about 15-20 years ago, can remember them in stores and mail order catalogs, and as already said, can still be found new.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is very similar, believe their 1960s dating is a bit off, there was very little foreign trade with the Mainland China (P.R.C.) in the &#039;50s and &#039;60s (none in the U.S.), trade didn&#039;t start opening up until the &#039;70s, and really increased in the &#039;80s:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/chinese-plique-jour-cloisonne-dishes-1846945779" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/chinese-plique-jour-cloisonne-dishes-1846945779" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/chinese-plique-jour-cloisonne-dishes-1846945779</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another similar Tianjin &#039;Transparency Enamel&#039;:&nbsp; <a href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/17167243-2-plique-a-jour-original-packaging-china-tianjin-2nd-half-20th-century" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/17167243-2-plique-a-jour-original-packaging-china-tianjin-2nd-half-20th-century" rel="nofollow">https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/17167243-2-plique-a-jour-original-packaging-china-tianjin-2nd-half-20th-century</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows the country of origin as &#039;The People&#039;s Republic of China&#039;, a term used after trade opened up, intended to distinguish from the Taiwanese &#039;China / R.O.C.&#039; marks/labels in use:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/chinese-cloisonne-plique-jour-box-51968398" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/chinese-cloisonne-plique-jour-box-51968398" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/chinese-cloisonne-plique-jour-box-51968398</a>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Current supplier:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.houseofonyx.com/pliqueajourbowlcl-394-2-1-1-1.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.houseofonyx.com/pliqueajourbowlcl-394-2-1-1-1.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.houseofonyx.com/pliqueajourbowlcl-394-2-1-1-1.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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