South African and International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Online-Only Auction, 14 - 30 July 2014
Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 000 - 1 500
About this Item
A Japanese cloisonné enamel vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
baluster, with two butterflies, peonies and other flowers against a black ground, pitting, cracks on shoulder, major pitting on foot, small chips 1x2mm, base damaged and enamel loss 2x3cm, 14,9cm high; a further example, baluster, decorated with a bird perched on a blossoming branch against a pigeon blood ground, with blue border on neck and foot, minor pitting, star cracks 3x5cm and others, 20,6cm high; and a Japanese cloisonné enamel censer, globular, raised on three ball feet, decorated with white blossoms and branches on a black ground, with fan design on neck and scrollwork on base, with associated pierced and carved cover, pitting and chips 2x2mm, 8,5cm high