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A Walter Moorcroft Anemone pattern plate (26cm diameter), dish (8cm diameter) and vase (10cm high) (a.f.) all on a green ground together with a Walter Moorcroft oval dish in the Hibiscus pattern (25cm wide) and an Orchid pattern dish (11.5cm diameter) also both with a green ground (5) Vase with heavy restoration and losses, remaining four pieces lightly crazed.
A Walter Moorcroft Anemone pattern dish (21.5cm diameter), Hibiscus dish (11.5cm diameter), Anemone vase (8cm high) and a Columbine vase (11cm high) all with a blue wash ground (4) Plate lightly crazed and with one or two minor firing flaws, otherwise ok. Dish crazed, two vases each lightly crazed.
China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A well-proportioned grey ware vessel with twin small handles low on either side of the body and a flat, unpronounced foot. The neck narrows from a wide shoulder and then flares outward into a spout with slightly rolled rim. The handles are painted a matte red that matches the swirling designs encircling the shoulder and spout. Size: 9.25" W x 8.45" H (23.5 cm x 21.5 cm)The swirls look almost like the visualization of the Fibonacci sequence, with the interior spirals sometimes outlined by white dots of paint. This said, in actuality they were made to imitate those on bronze and lacquered vessels and are a common motif in Han ceramics. Even at this early date, ceramic production in China was nationwide and regulated by the government, leading to uniform standards and styles across a vast geographic area.The grey color of this vessel resulted from firing it in a smoke-infused kiln. The surface decoration was painted on afterwards using mineral pigments, and is not protected by glaze. It is truly amazing that this vase has survived for 2000 years! Provenance: Ex-New Jersey Collection Condition: Both handles reattached. Much nice remaining pigment. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #120069
China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A miniature gilded brass vase with well-proportioned dimensions and a colorful cloisonne surface. On a pale blue background, bright yellow, blue, red, and green flowers and vines intertwine around the globular body and up the slender neck. A red band with petite yellow and green flowers adorns the shoulder. Size: 3.25" W x 4.45" H (8.3 cm x 11.3 cm)As you continue to look, you will see a few vivid areas of white, lavender, and black, Arabic-inspired arches under the rim, and a butterfly soaring across the body. The cloisonne technique dates to early 14th to 15th century China, or possibly even earlier. The cloisonne technique is very interesting. First, an artist pasted or soldered wires (which we call cloisons, from the French word for "partition") onto the metal body of the vessel. He/she then filled in the area between the wires with a colored enamel paste and fired the vessel at a low temperature. Because enamel often shrinks when fired, this process was repeated several times. Next the surface of the vessel was polished until the leading edges of the cloisons appeared. Gilding would sometimes be added to the exposed metal. These items were initially made to furnish temples and palaces, being thought too flamboyant for private homes, but by the 19th century they had become highly desirable personal items both in China and abroad. Provenance: Ex-New Jersey Collection Condition: Brass inside rim and on bottom of vase shows some age wear and patina; the cloisonne surface has one very small loss to the patina and is otherwise bright and in good condition. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #120080
Asia, Japan, early Meiji Period, ca. 1868 to 1900 CE. A bronze vase of simple inverted-pear form, standing on a disc foot, and with a flat disc rim. With raised silver detail, and areas that appear to have been inlaid, designs flow around the body, liberally gilded for dramatic effect. A bird with a long tail perches on a thick branch; thinner branches covered in flowers and foliage populate the rest of the vase, more sparse on the side without the bird. The foot has inlaid gilded silver wire in a leafy pattern. Size: 5.25" W x 11.7" H (13.3 cm x 29.7 cm) Provenance: Ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL, acquired prior to 1970. Condition: Bronze and silver have lovely dark patinas; very tiny areas of surface scratching, loss to design, and gilding. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #119191
Magna Graecia, South Italy, Xenon, ca. 4th c. BCE. A fine ceramic drinking cup of a classic kylix form with a wide shallow bowl on a raised foot and twin upraised handles, the interior bowl adorned with a laurel wreath pattern encircling an elaborate star motif on the tondo, the same laurel leaf motif mirrored on the exterior walls - all via skillfully added peach-pink pigment on a lustrous black ground. A fabulous example of this ancient vessel probably used for drinking wine, perfect for all you oenophiles out there! Size: 8.5" W x 2.25" H (21.6 cm x 5.7 cm)Xenon ware is a specific type of Apulian pottery, named after a vase in Frankfurt (Beazley, EVP, p. 219,1.) that is inscribed with the name: XENON. The type is distinguished by added matt red decoration over black glaze. Provenance: Ex- Collection of James Farmer, Maryland, collected from major galleries and auction houses between 1995 and 2005 Condition: Two pieces reattached to body. Expected surface wear with pigment loss commensurate with age. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #120312
Greek, Magna Graecia, Xenon, ca. 4th century BCE. A blackware olpe with a characteristically high handle and form that is taller than its breadth atop a ring base. The piece boasts an elegant, smoothly contoured silhouette, a graduated neck resolving to a flared rim, and an intriguing decorative program just below the shoulder consisting of a band of abstract hillside forms atop a band of cross-hatching painted in fugitive cream and white pigments. The pigments used for this decoration suggest that the piece is an example of Xenon ware, a specific type of Apulian pottery named after a vase in Frankfurt (Beazley, EVP, p. 219, 1) that was inscribed with the name XENON. As we see in this example, Xenon ware is distinguished by lovely matt red painted decoration over a black glaze. A lovely piece! Size: 3.125" W x 7.5" H (7.9 cm x 19 cm) Provenance: Ex - Prominent LA County collector who acquired these prior to 2000 Condition: Handle reattached and repair to rim. A couple of surface fissures and minor pigment loss as shown. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #116376
Magna Graecia, South Italy, Xenon, ca. 4th c. BCE. A fine ceramic plate on a raised foot, the interior bowl adorned from rim to tondo with a flowering vine pattern followed by a pair of concentric fine-line circles, next a register of repeated linear frets, and finally a swan stamped with an 8 petaled flower on the tondo, the same laurel leaf motif mirrored on the exterior walls - all via skillfully added peach-pink pigment on a lustrous black ground. Size: 6.25" in diameter x 1.375" H (15.9 cm x 3.5 cm)The artwork of the swan is particularly fine, with sweeps of the brush suggesting the broad shape of the wings. In Greek-influenced southern Italy, the swan as a symbol of Zeus was probably well known. Xenon ware is a specific type of Apulian pottery, named after a vase in Frankfurt (Beazley, EVP, p. 219,1.) that is inscribed with the name: XENON. The type is distinguished by added matt red decoration over black glaze. Provenance: Ex- Collection of James Farmer, Maryland, collected from major galleries and auction houses between 1995 and 2005 Condition: A couple of chips to rim, expected surface wear with tiny nicks here and there. Overall very good. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #120305
Carlton Ware Unusual Shaped Two Dice Vase - From The 1930's. The Vase Is Decorated with Images of Playing Cards, Jack, Queen and King of Diamonds, King of Clubs and Ace of Clubs, Queen of Hearts and Ace of Hearts, Jack and King of Spades, Jack and King of Spades on a White Ground. Height 8.5 Inches. Good Condition.
Japanese Nice Quality - Signed Satsuma Twin Handle Vase. Meiji Period 1864 - 1912, Decorated with Scenes of Marching Warriors, Parading Before a High ranking Noble Man and His Family. Obverse - Japanese Warrior Figures, Signed to Underside. Stands 9.25 Inches High. Some Damage to Section of Top Rim - Please See Photo, Hence Low Estimate.
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