THREE PAIRS OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES, LATE MEIJI P...

Hammer

£35

THREE PAIRS OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES, LATE MEIJI PERIOD/EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Comprising: a pair of oviform vases decorated with phoenix and butterflies, on a black ground, a pair of flared blue and black-ground vases decorated with flowerheads and beaded cartouches 13 cm high and a pair of small globular vases 5cm high (6)

Provenance: Property of a Sussex gentleman

Condition: The pair of phoenix vases - one with large chip to enamels at body and dent and chip to phoenix, the other with chip to shoulder and further chipping to enamels, some wear and scratching to both. The flared baluster vases with blue and black ground, with some losses to enamels, one with more noticeable chipping to baluster base. The pair of small globular vases with a crack around base, some minor chipping and losses.

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The pair of phoenix vases - one with large chip to enamels at body and dent and chip to phoenix, the other with chip to shoulder and further chipping to enamels, some wear and scratching to both.
The flared baluster vases with blue and black ground, with some losses to enamels, one with more noticeable chipping to baluster base.
The pair of small globular vases with a crack around base, some minor chipping and losses.