South African & International Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery & Vintage Couture
Online-Only Auction, 15 - 29 September 2014
Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 757
About this Item
A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
ovoid, enamelled and moulded in relief with a writhing dragon encircling Arhats before temples and a river and mountainscape, Shimazu mon and inscription, 12cm high
Purchased by William Henry Kelly, chief procurement officer of the Royal Navy for the Far East stationed in Hong Kong from 1895-1928, in Kobe, Japan, 1895