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116 | BONHAMS THREE LARGE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASES
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each worked in silver wire, comprising a pair
of slender ovoid vases decorated with geese
among stalks of millet on a midnight-blue
ground, each unsigned, each approx. 31cm
(12 1/16in) high; the third vase decorated
with a solitary shijukara (Japanese tit) perched
among flowering stalks of peony blooms
on a green ground flecked with aventurine,
unsigned, 31.2cm (12 1/8in) high. (3).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

201
A PAIR OF TALL CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL
OVOID VASES
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each worked in silver wire of varying gauge
with a complementary design on a blue-green
ground, one vase depicting a pigeon perched
on a flowering branch of magnolia, the other
with a pigeon perched on cherry branches;
each unsigned.
Each vase 36.2cm (14 1/8in) high. (2).

£800 - 1,200

201 JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,600

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.