A quantity of Chinese Canton and other porcelain items, 19th...

Hammer

£300

A quantity of Chinese Canton and other porcelain items, 19th century. To include a Canton vase, height 15cm, a smaller Canton vase, height 11cm, two Canton brush pots, heights 11.4 and 10.5cm,a Canton cup and saucer, two Chinese famille rose pots, height 4.7cm, a Chinese blue and white vase with four character Kangxi mark, late 19th century, height 13cm, a Chinese blue and white tea bowl, 18th century, height 4.5cm, diameter 8cm, a Chinese blue and white cover, diameter 7cm and two Chinese famille rose saucers, diameters 11.7 and 9.8cm. (13) Maurice Jenkins (1933-2022). North Cornwall collector. Maurice was a lifetime collector and started in the 1950s. He opened a shop in Liskeard in the 1970s called Canon Hill Antiques. He visited a number of Middle Eastern countries in his lifetime including Egypt in the late 1970's when his interest in Islamic and Asian antiques began. He was a man with an eye for quality and a love of antiques, history and travel who purchased privately and at auction over the decades. Over a lifetime of purchasing privately and at auction, he created an eclectic ensemble of collections reflecting his interests. He died a few weeks before his 90th birthday and was still buying until that time.