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English Victorian period blue satin glass vase circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This rare, large example stands on a domed, flared foot with a snapped-off pontil mark on the underside from where it was blown. The body of the vase is bulbous in shape with a narr...
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Soapstone carving of a man feeding geese, Chinese, circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
A most unusual late 19th-century Chinese hand-carved figure group of a traditionally dressed elderly man wearing a robe and a square-shaped hat. He has long hair and a beard, and he ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Indian pietra dura marble inlaid vase from the Raj period, circa 1910
Located in Central England, GB
A truly exceptional late 19th early 20th century Indian vase, hand turned in white marble. The vase is of bulbous shape, standing on a small stepped foot and finished at the top with...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Vases

Materials

Stone, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble

A Murano millefiori large hand blown glass bowl, Italian circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This exceptionally large circular exhibition-sized glass bowl or table centre piece is a rare example from Murano glass, which is located on the Italian island of Murano, known world...
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Three African carved stone figures circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
These very high quality well carved African tribal stone portrait busts depict a Zulu chief and two high-ranking Zulu tribe’s people. These highly decorative figures are constructed...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Vintage paperweight made from Murano glass, also called scrambled glass, c1930
Located in Central England, GB
A very attractive Murano glass paperweight produced on the Italian island of Murano, renowned for its paperweights and handmade studio glass. This unusual example is made from heavy...
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20th Century Italian Other Paperweights

Materials

Glass

English Victorian campaign travellers inkwell made by Berry's Patent circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This small, eye-catching and tactile campaign piece is in superb condition. It is a small leather bound travel inkwell that is fully working. The case is made of robust steel, which ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Leather, Glass

Girl with a bell. A Wedgwood & Co China figure, hand painted, English circa 1910
Located in Central England, GB
We have for sale this rare and delightful Edwardian figure by Wedgwood and Co. Ltd is inspired by the famous Flemish oil painting by the master artist Cornelis De Vos, (1585 – 1651)...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A pair of French hand painted cast iron foo dogs in a Chinese style, circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
We have for sale this fantastic pair of tactile and decorative hand-painted French Foo Dogs, designed in the Chinese decorative style. They are solidly cast with great detail and have a rich hand-painted finish that represents red lacquer. Their teeth and eyes have been highlighted in white. The foo dogs are very well modelled, showing good movement and stance and a fierce expression. These heavy pair of tactile cast iron foo dogs...
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Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Silver filigree and enamel butterfly brooch, Chinese circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine example of Chinese silver filigree artwork has been beautifully hand-made with intricate detail in the form of a large four-winged butterfly with curly antennae. The ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver, Enamel

English 19th century desk snuff box circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
This masterfully engineered and very complicated English ebony engine turned table snuff box dates to the mid 19th century. It has been hand machined from solid ebony with multiple ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

A terracotta sculpture of Spinario, boy with a thorn, Italian, Grand Tour C1890
Located in Central England, GB
A superbly detailed small terracotta sculpture of the classical Italian Grand Tour figure of Spinario, or boy with a thorn, who was a devoted shepherd boy. This small late 19th cent...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Indian carved wood spice box, late 17th century, circa 1790
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Indian spice box is of a larger scale than normally seen. It is highly decorative and original. It is made from a solid block of dense woo...
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Antique Late 17th Century Indian Medieval Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Early 20th century brass letter scales made in Czechoslovakia, circa 1910
Located in Central England, GB
This unusual set of postal letter scales has great eye appeal. They are made in brass with a complicated cantilevered balance movement. They are stamped for manufacture in Czechoslov...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

19th century desk stationery box in the form of books, English circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing novelty box has been meticulously hand-made by a highly skilled English bookbinder in the late 19th century. To anybody looking, it genuinely looks like a small ...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

A sterling silver filigree and enamel butterfly brooch, Continental circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This exquisite piece of Stirling silver handmade filigree jewellery is a very fine example. The woven and soldered silver wire is incredibly delicate work. It is formed in five gra...
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Mid-20th Century Maltese Arts and Crafts Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

A large Raj period Indian brass and copper repousse work charger circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This extremely fine late 19th century large Indian Raj period charger is made from heavy gauge brass, which is extensively hand decorated with exceptionally fine applied radial panel...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Arts and Crafts period copper cigar or tabac box, French circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This handmade French box dates to circa 1900 and it has been beautifully handcrafted using the traditional arts and crafts metal working skills from cut and beaten copper riveted tog...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Snuff Boxes and Tobacco...

Materials

Copper

English miniature world desk globe circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This lovely vintage miniature desk globe is a very eye-catching and pleasing piece that is tactile in the hand. The globe is made from wood, and you can clearly see the natural grai...
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Early 20th Century British Regency Globes

Materials

Wood

Vintage pair of Italian Murano glass paperweights circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This beautiful and rare pair of Italian paperweights is from the island of Murano, renowned for its highly skilled glasswork. This rarely available pair of unusual paperweights will...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Murano Glass

19th century Bohemian glass perfume bottle overlaid in green glass, circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This truly remarkable perfume bottle is in superb condition and would be a delight for a serious collector. The bottle is made from clear glass and has been beautifully hand-cut and...
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Other Glass

Materials

Gold Leaf

Roulette wheel with original roulette felt scoring cloth, French circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This impressive, high-quality, large-scale French roulette wheel is constructed in ebonised timber, possibly beech. The mechanism is made of brass and rotates smoothly for a long pe...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Games

Materials

Metal

Italian Pietra Dura framed panel, circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This large-scale Italian Pietra Dura marble framed panel depicts a lovely evening scene of a church or monastery with grand walled and terraced gardens, with a line of clipped Cypres...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Art

Materials

Marble

Italian pietra dura leather covered box depicting Florence Cathedral, C 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Italian box dates to circa 1930. It is made from wood, and the exterior is covered in fine leather, which is panelled with gilt tooling. The top of the box is inset with...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

A carved hardwood figure of a fisherman circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This exceptional Balinese dense hardwood figure is an amazing sculpture, hand-carved from a single piece of wood with incredible skill. This work is very similar to a good Japanese i...
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Early 20th Century Balinese Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

English large exhibition quality enamelled glass vase circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
An English exhibition-quality glass and enamel vase, circa 1860. This highly decorative, large exhibition-quality enamelled glass vase is a superb example. The vase is made from pa...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Vases

Materials

Glass

A six leaver industrial heavy steel padlock made by Era, U.K circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This early example of a very heavy industrial, highly secure Era padlock would have been used for locking precious vaults and secure storage. This padlock is from the 1930s and is a ...
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Mid-20th Century British Industrial Architectural Elements

Materials

Steel

A pair of early 20th century leather riding boots with accessories
Located in Central England, GB
An interesting and decorative group consisting of a high quality pair of black handmade leather riding boots with separate spurs, a brown leather riding crop, and a pair of boot hook...
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Early 20th Century British Other Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Leather

Italian Chess board - reversable tray with bronze chess pieces, Sorrento Ware
Located in Central England, GB
This exceptional and very rare Italian late 19th-century Sorrento ware olive wood reversible chessboard tray is truly unusual. The large tray has hinged, reversible wooden handles ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Games

Materials

Bronze

Continental silver snuff box depicting a row of five perched birds circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This most pleasing small late 19th century Stirling quality silver snuff box is continental in its manufacture and clearly marked 925 in the base of the interior. The snuff box is h...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver French penannular brooch set with cabochons of red coral and turquoise
Located in Central England, GB
Silver French 19th-century penannular brooch set with cabochons of red coral and turquoise. A most interesting French made silver pendant and chain, clearly marked with the crab stam...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Silver

A 19th century classical sculpture of a Medici lion, English circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
This superb mid 19th century very large classical Roman Medici lion is beautifully detailed and cast in solid plaster, which is hand finished with a bronze-like patina. The lion is ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Murano large glass fish with millefiori glass eyes circa 1950
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine early example from the highly skilled local craftsmen from the small Italian island of Murano This is a very large and beautifully modelled piece that displays very n...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage malachite silver and enamel pendant - necklace circa 1950
Located in Central England, GB
This very high quality silver jewel dates to circa 1950. It is continental in its manufacture, most likely Italian. The large central polished green stone is a wonderful cabochon of...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Malachite, Silver, Enamel

A 19th century chalcedony, amethyst and silver brooch circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This stunning piece of Victorian handmade jewellery is made from unmarked but tested silver, which forms an oval foliate wreath shaped mount with filigree detailing. The mount has c...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Amethyst, Silver

Italian majolica pottery figure of traditional Pulcinella, hand modelled in clay
Located in Central England, GB
This superb, large, and highly decorative late 19th-century Italian naïve majolica pottery figure is hand modelled in clay, which is painted and glazed in bold colours. It depicts t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

French gilt bronze and marble inkstand of a majestic lioness, circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative mid 19th century desk inkstand is in the form of a recumbent lioness. She is very finely detailed and is cast in solid bronze with a hand chased and gilt finis...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A Chinese cloisonné and gilt metal vase circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine example of Chinese cloisonné art is beautifully hand decorated onto a gilt metal body, which has been intricately worked with fine wire, which is soldered onto the bod...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Narcissus, Italian grand tour bronze sculpture circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Grand Tour Italian bronze study depicts Narcissus, who in Greek mythology was known for his fine looks and physique. The story tells how he rejected the attention of oth...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th century Continental pair of miniature porcelain hand painted dogs, C 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This very pleasing pair of miniature white dogs with black markings are finely hand painted with good detail and expression. They each show an adult and puppy and the pair are left a...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A decorative stone garden flower pot or bust from the Raj period, India C 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This life sized and well carved Raj period Indian bust depicts a female goddess or deity. It is hand carved from a single large piece of stone which is naturally greenish in colour, ...
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Early 20th Century Indian Other Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Stone

An ecclesiastical Italian carved olive wood figure group, circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This superb, rare Italian hand carved olive wood religious figure group of Jesus with Mary and Joseph. Joseph is standing with a lantern in one hand and his other arm is around Mary...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Olive

A matched pair of Chinese soapstone hand carved figures circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This decorative pair of soapstone carvings depicts traditionally dressed figures of a man and woman. The woman is dressed in ornate robes, and she is holding a fan. The man is a fish...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Wedgwood & Co. Ltd China figure of the Puppy Seller, English, circa 1910
By Wedgwood & Co
Located in Central England, GB
A scarce Edwardian Wedgwood and Co. Ltd, England, delightful hand painted China figure of the Puppy Seller. A rural male figure with a characterful face dressed in a country tweed j...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th century leather bound book entitled Rubaiyat of Omar Rhayyam, C 1910
Located in Central England, GB
This superb and most eyecatching leather bound library edition of the famous translation of the Rubaiyat presented by Willy Pogany, published by George G Harrap and Co Ltd, London, w...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Ship in bottle diorama "Seamaid" English circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This is a very fine example of the art of building a model ship in a glass bottle. It is constructed in a large rectangular whiskey bottle. The ship is a three masted barque named Se...
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Fabric, Glass

A pair of English antique treen wig stands made from yew wood, circa 1730
Located in Central England, GB
This very rare pair of early 18th century finely hand turned wig stands is superb. They each have an intricately turned fruitwood base with the main columns in beautiful yew wood cri...
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Antique Early 18th Century British George II Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Yew

A 19th century bronze figure of a Greek archer by Eugene Barillot C1870
Located in Central England, GB
This fine antique bronze study is by the highly acclaimed sculptor and artist Eugène Barillot (1841–1900). It depicts an ancient Greek archer testing his bow. The bearded man is nak...
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Antique Late 19th Century Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

English 18th century George II burr elm low boy circa 1750
Located in Central England, GB
This rare and beautiful piece of George II English furniture is a lowboy veneered in richly figured burr elm. It stands on cabriole legs with pointed pad feet. It has three drawers, ...
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Antique Late 18th Century British George II Lowboys

Materials

Elm

Russian tobacco containers with carved and painted decoration, treen, C 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This rare pair of Russian folk art treen tobacco containers are beautifully hand turned from one solid piece of limewood. They have well hollowed interiors with a neatly fitting lid ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Folk Art Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th century Minton dessert cream tureen with stand, hand painted, English 1840
By Minton
Located in Central England, GB
This fine, classically shaped, stylised Minton cream tureen stands on a flared foot with a finely detailed stem. The main body is of a broad shallow design with a pair of interwoven ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

A solid silver miniature chocolate pot set, English made in 1905, Birmingham
Located in Central England, GB
This very rare and fine-quality Edwardian miniature solid silver chocolate pot set consists of two matching cups and saucers, a cream jug, a sugar basin, and a superb chocolate pot w...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Silver

Telescope with original leather case from World War II, English circa 1940
Located in Central England, GB
This fine example of a World War II military spotting telescope is the type issued to a British army sniper, who would have used it to locate an enemy sniper in a hidden position. T...
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Mid-20th Century British Other Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Japanese Okimono of Fukurokuju, the god of wealth and happiness, Meiji period
Located in Central England, GB
This exceptional Japanese Meiji period okimono depicts Fukurokuju, the lucky god of wealth and happiness. The figure is very finely carved from a single piece of dense tightly graine...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Biscuit tin made by Hunter and Palmer depicting an Indian carved box. English
Located in Central England, GB
This rare survivor, a novelty Hunter and Palmer biscuit tin made from pressed sheet metal and transferred printed to accurately look like a genuine 19th century Indian hardwood box. ...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Kralik glass works vase, Bohemian iridescent art glass, Czechoslovakian, C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This fine example of Bohemian glass design dates to circa 1900. The main body of this stunning vase is of a squat, bulbous form, which flows into a narrow, tapered neck that terminat...
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Early 20th Century Czech Other Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Model gypsies caravan, handmade and painted, folk art, English circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb and ultra rare early folk art scale model of a gypsy or traveller’s caravan is over one hundred years old. It has been beautifully hand made and finely painted. It has gl...
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wrought Iron

A Russian hand painted papier mâché box decorated with intricate scenes C1920
Located in Central England, GB
This top quality Russian black lacquered papier mâché box has an extremely fine hand painted central panel to its lid with a medieval scene set amongst a landscape with a castle and ...
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Early 20th Century Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Budgerigars, cold painted, pair, Austrian circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A superb pair of large scale Austrian bronze budgerigars. This impressive sculpture is almost life sized and depicts two budgerigars, one green and the other blue perched upon a leaf...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A large pair of boldly decorated Chinese cloisonné vases circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative pair of good-quality large-scale Chinese cloisonné enamel vases is most unusual. They have ornate decoration in rich, bright colours on a red background. They...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel