A Japanese Satsuma pottery teoke water bucket, Meiji period....

Hammer

£20

A Japanese Satsuma pottery teoke water bucket, Meiji period. Height 22cm, diameter 13cm and a pair of Japanese Imari cylndrical vases, late 19th century, each with a flared rim, height 19cm, diameter 9cm. (3) 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.