Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022
Asian Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
About this Item
A pair of Japanese Kutani lamp bases, Meiji period, 1868-1912, with French gilt-metal mounts, A Robert, 25 Rue Drouot, Paris
each baluster body painted with finches amongst flowering blossoms, the shoulders moulded and applied with fan and tassel handles, the neck with scrolling foliage and phoenix in gilt against an orange ground, applied metal collar, raised on a pierced foliate and dragon base, on bracket feet, each lamp surmounted by a detachable and adjustable well, the burner marked Hinks & Sons Patent, with porcelain manufacturer's button, hairline crack, 55cm high
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Provenance
Property of an Oriental Collector.