Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 October 2017
Silver, Furniture, Ceramics & Glass
Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 170 520
Shipping
About this Item
A Japanese cloisonné enamel covered jar, Meiji period (1868-1912)
the ovoid body enamelled with alternating panels of dragons, blossoms and butterflies against a turquoise ground, to a lappet black-ground border decorated with further sprays of flowers, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a finial in the form of a gilt-metal chrysanthemum bud, 12cm high; and a Japanese cloisonné enamel covered box, Taisho period (1912-1926), the rectangular hinged cover enamelled with a turquoise cartouche centred by a bird of paradise on a rocky outcrop amongst bamboo and peonies, against a royal-blue ground worked with further flowerheads and scrolls, the interior engraved with Mount Fuji, raised on four bracket feet, 4,5cm high, 9cm wide, 7,5cm deep
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