A pair of Chinese noire twin-handled ovoid vases, circa 1900...

Hammer

£550

A pair of Chinese noire twin-handled ovoid vases, circa 1900. With figures in a landscape, some on horseback, height 13.5cm, width 7.5cm. (2) 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. one tiny chip on the top rim of one vase