Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A Japanese bronze sake ewer, Meiji period, 1868-1912


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000

About this Item

A Japanese bronze sake ewer, Meiji period, 1868-1912
circular, with fixed handle, the outer lacquered body decorated with mon, raised on three toupie feet, lacking cover, chips, 15,5cm high; and a Chinese pewter-mounted coconut wine ewer, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the coconut carved with two panels of prunus, bamboo and a rocky outcrop between diaper borders, with pewter base, spout and shoulders, the shoulders applied with a pair of carrying handles, lacking cover, 10,5cm high
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Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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