Fabienne Jouvin, set of 3 cloisonné boxes, signed

Set of 3 assorted boxes by Fabienne Jouvin in metal and cloisonné enamel, signed on the underside. H42 and diameter 21 cm. H 35 cm diam 14 cm. H 19 cm diam 14 cm. Perfect condition. Original price: 1255/1055/795 or 3105 euros. Fabienne Jouvin modernizes the ancestral Chinese art of cloisonné by creating pieces with a contemporary design. The technique: The enameler starts from a scaled image of the object he wishes to create, which can either be drawn on paper or directly on the object. It thus fixes the size of the partitions. The bottom of the partitions can be made of any metal (gold, copper, silver, etc.). He will then pinch the metal wires to give them the shapes indicated in the drawing. Bending of a metal wire. These will be visible through the enamels. This is an operation that takes a lot of time because the threads are fragile and the shapes are sometimes complicated. They can sometimes be rolled, hammered or stretched depending on the desired aesthetic. If the enameler has not made the design directly on the object, he will then have to engrave it in order to facilitate the installation of the metal wires, which he will therefore do with chisels or tools (as with the enamelling technique). engraving). The wires will then be positioned on the object and fixed to the object with a special glue (tragacanth gum), which after cooking will no longer be visible, or by welding (the latter allowing lasting fixation). After having installed the partitions, the enameler fills them with the different enamels he wishes to use. Finally, the object passes 6 to 7 times in an oven to cook the enamels and fuse them with the partitioning. The enameler must also know all the materials he uses for his object in order to respect their melting temperatures. In general, the oven is set to a temperature of 800°C which can be more or.