Lay's Auctioneers
Lot 247
A Chinese famille verte crackle glaze ginger jar, circa 1900. Height 17cm, diameter 15.5cm, a Chinese puzzle teapot, 19th century, height 15cm, width 15cm, depth 8cm, a Chinese Imari teapot, 18th century and a Chinese celadon vase on stand, height 12cm, width 9cm. (4) Maurice Jenkins (1933-2022). North Cornwall collector. Maurice was a lifetime collector and started in the 1950s. He opened a shop in Liskeard in the 1970s called Canon Hill Antiques. He visited a number of Middle Eastern countries in his lifetime including Egypt in the late 1970's when his interest in Islamic and Asian antiques began. He was a man with an eye for quality and a love of antiques, history and travel who purchased privately and at auction over the decades. Over a lifetime of purchasing privately and at auction, he created an eclectic ensemble of collections reflecting his interests. He died a few weeks before his 90th birthday and was still buying until that time. small firing fault at the bottom interior of the celadon vase. It was glued to the wooden base but has now been removed from the base to enable us to add photos to our website www.davidlay.co.uk
