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A real prize. A sizable early censer with a bronze protective foo dog / lion lid.
Chinese enameling technique features carved or chiseled depressions in a brass vessel . . . and then filled with enamel, fired and polished.
Red, blue, white designs, animals (on…
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- Item Number: V-7855
- Provenance/Origin: China. Likely from the early 1900s
- Composition: Brass, enamel
- Dimensions: 5" tall without lid. 8" tall with lid. 8.5" at widest point
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 247.00 USD
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Maitland Smith – founded by a well-known London antique dealer and designer – acquired and reproduced world class quality products. Their expertise includes metal casting, finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, detailed hand painting, beautiful inlaid marquetry and the finest hand carved woodwork.
Maitland-Smith acquired this…
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- Item Number: C-7176
- Provenance/Origin: Philippines. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Brass/Bronze. Iridescent Inlay, Enamel
- Dimensions: 19" in diameter x 7.5" to top of bowl rim. Total height to top of bird is 18".
- Weight: 19 pounds
- Price: $ 1,325.00 USD
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Cloisonne, cloisonné, cloisonné . . . how simply gorgeous. The detail – with copper wire forming the partitions – is just stunning. And don’t get me started on the enamel work!
This piece is from the early 1950s and is in perfect condition. …
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- Item Number: C-3833
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Cloisonne and Enamel. Copper wire. Wood stand.
- Dimensions: 5.5" tall (with lid and on stand) x 6" in diameter
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 115.00 USD
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A gorgeous see-through cutout porcelain vase with intricate carved designs and hand painted in enamel with floral decorations. I love these overglazed rose colors of pink and carmine.
The mark is that of Qianlong Nian Zhi – Qianlong Period Make. Qianlong is the…
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- Item Number: V-7711
- Provenance/Origin: Qianlong marked. Late 1900s
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 5" at widest diameter
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Very unique and quite stunning. The swirling background is really cool. Hook on back for wall hanging.
I have a matching brass jar / urn listed as V-6003. Both pieces would look great on your dining table or on a décor shelf. …
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- Item Number: O-8934
- Provenance/Origin: India. Circa 1940s - 1960s
- Composition: Heavy brass
- Dimensions: 10.25" in diameter
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 35.00 USD
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Very unique and quite beautiful. During photography, I noticed a dent near one of the designs (to the far right of the design on the first image). I am reducing the price by 50% of its true and undented value. It is only somewhat…
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- Item Number: V-6003
- Provenance/Origin: India. Circa 1940s - 1960s.
- Composition: Heavy brass with lid
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 4.5" in diameter
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 36.00 USD (discounted)
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Magnificent is a bit of an understatement for this stately vessel. Acquired from a Chinese family estate in Connecticut, this piece dates to the mid-1880s.
The design of dragon handles and the foo / fu dog on top is stunning and quite rare. Vented lid.…
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- Item Number: V-5340
- Provenance/Origin: China. Mid 1880s
- Composition: Bronze and Champleve enamels
- Dimensions: 20" tall with lid (14" without lid) x 12.5" at widest
- Weight: 12 pounds
- Price: $ 665.00 USD
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Champlevé is a technique where enamel paint is applied to a concave (lower) or convex (higher) area of the item. I have seen a few of these in Christie’s auctions and also in Orientations Magazine. Most are incense burners or censers and in the form of an animal…
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- Item Number: V-8749
- Provenance/Origin: China. MId- to late-1800's. From an estate sale in the US
- Composition: Bronze with champlevé enamel
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 8" long x 3" wide
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $425.00 USD
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Detail: Elegant hinged box is richly hand-enameled over copper. Brass bezel and beading. Recently made. We have a variety of colors. Contact us.
- Item Number: O-2410
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Metal and enamel
- Dimensions: ~ 2" in diameter x 1" thick
- Weight: 1.4 ounces
- Price: $15.00 USD each
