South African and International Fine and Decorative Arts
Online-Only Auction, 7 - 23 April 2014
Decorative Arts - Oriental ceramics and cloisonné
Lot Estimate
ZAR 600 - 800
About this Item
A Chinese cloisonné enamel vase
triform, with compressed oval sides, decorated with panels of flowers and butterflies against a yellow ground, the background decorated with stars against a turquoise ground, the cover with gilt finial and fitted with a cork stopper, blue base, minor pitting, minor chips, minor cracks to stopper, 21,6cm high to top of finial; a Japanese cloisonné enamel bowl, circular, decorated with leafy flowering branches and a butterfly against a turquoise ground, green interior and base, interior and exterior cracks, slight chipping and minor pitting, 6,2cm high; and a Chinese cloisonné enamel bowl, decorated with blossoming trees and scrollwork against a russet ground, the exterior rim with a green and blue ruyi border, raised on a circular metal footrim, with a green base, pitting, 4,2cm high
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