A fine Elkington & Co cloisonne enamel vase dated 1876

A fine Elkington & Co cloisonne enamel vase dated 1876, possibly manufactured for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia, decorated with butterflies amongst lily of the valley and wild flowers on a black ground stamped marks, signed to the enamel and dated 1876 13.5cm. high Literature Japonisme From Falize to Faberge A Loan Exhibition, Wartski, page 37 catalogue number 52. Although identical to cloisonne enamel Elkington had developed a technique of electro-forming the vase to form the cloison or cavity. Provenance Roy Davids