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Subject:New Cloisonne with Lao Tian Li stamps
Posted By: beadiste Sun, Sep 28, 2014 IP: 24.237.19.45

Lao Tian Li worked about a century ago. I recollect reading somewhere that a Lao Tian Li workshop has been re-opened. A couple of Chinese eBay sellers have been offering cloisonne pieces with the Lao Tian Li signature stamp - usually very modern-looking pieces, nothing at all like the century-old works.
Anyone have a clue what's going on here?

Two eBay searches - note the teardrop-shaped vases in particular, clicking on these items will provide more pictures including the base stamps.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=zhangpne&hash=item3f3d0d2ac3&item=271607212739&pt=Asian_Antiques&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xcloisonne&_nkw=cloisonne&_sacat=0

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=cloisonne&_ssn=huaxiacrafts&item=181519097654&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC2.A0.H0.Xcloisonne+certificate&_nkw=cloisonne+certificate&_sacat=0

I pulled the image from a Google Image search.



Subject:Re: New Cloisonne with Lao Tian Li stamps
Posted By: Samuel Tue, Oct 07, 2014

The work looks nothing like any Lao Tian Li I have seen, even the stamp looks slightly different. That is a shame to see. This is the first I have heard of it thank you for sharing though. I have a few original Lao Tian Li pieces one is for sale right now http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMAZING-Early-20th-Century-Antique-Chinese-Cloisonne-Signed-by-LAO-TIAN-LI-/271628500484?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT




URL Title :Original Lao Tian Li


Subject:2010 Lao Tian Li Trademark Workshop Established
Posted By: beadiste Wed, Oct 08, 2014

Thank you for your response. I have noted your eBay auction.

According to this interesting Chinese website, a new cloisonne workshop was established in 2010 and entitled to revive the Lao Tian Li trademark.

Perhaps that explains the very modern appearance of these pieces.

I had to use Google's translate function, the site is of course in Chinese:



Subject:Re: 2010 Lao Tian Li Trademark Workshop Established
Posted By: beadiste Thu, Oct 09, 2014

I must have forgotten to add the link URL.

http://www.jtlzj.net/jingtailanjieshao/639.html

URL Title :Contemporary Lao Tian Li Workshop


Subject:Re: New Cloisonne with Lao Tian Li stamps
Posted By: Samuel W. Wed, Oct 08, 2014

Apparently someone has bought the trademark in 2010 and is selling pieces under the LAO TIAN LI name. The new pieces are quite nice, but the difference is uncanny and easy to spot. The rarity of the originals still remains despite the dirty marketing ploy. Here is another example of an original I have in my collection.





Subject:Re: New Cloisonne with Lao Tian Li stamps
Posted By: Sam W. Thu, Oct 09, 2014

Thank you for the link you emailed me, very interesting read. I would like to share it with everyone else also. It is hard to find any good information like this. http://www.beadiste.com/2013/10/puzzling-evidence-lao-tian-lis-dragon.html


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