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Early Spring, Hexagonal Tea Caddy with Decoration of Flowering Plants, Grasses and Pine Needles
Early Spring, Hexagonal Tea Caddy with Decoration of Flowering Plants, Grasses and Pine Needles
Of hexagonal form, this dry lacquer tea caddy is made entirely of lacquer applied over a cloth core, the surface imitating the color and texture of an old bronze vessel. The top an...
Small Table with Square Top, Slender Columnar Support, and Flaring Circular Base
Small Table with Square Top, Slender Columnar Support, and Flaring Circular Base
This small table comprises three parts: a circular base, a flaring columnar support, and a square top. The circular base rests on a broad, short foot with vertical side walls. Res...
Hiranatsume Spring and Autumn Tea Caddy with Decoration of Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves
Hiranatsume Spring and Autumn Tea Caddy with Decoration of Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves
The slightly rounded walls of this small tea caddy rise almost vertically from the small, circular, countersunk base; they indent slightly near the top to form the vertical lip tha...
Gold pendant set with an amethyst cameo of a young boy and hung with pearls, made in West Europe, 1600-1650. Gold pendant set with an amethyst cameo of a boy/Cupid and hung with pearls. A double monogram is pounced on the reverse, the suspension loop is d
Gold pendant set with an amethyst cameo of a young boy and hung with pearls, made in West Europe, 1600-1650. Gold pendant set with an amethyst cameo of a boy/Cupid and hung with pearls. A double monogram is pounced on the reverse, the suspension loop is d
Gold pendant set with an amethyst cameo of a young boy and hung with pearls, made in West Europe, 1600-1650. Gold pendant set with an amethyst cameo of a boy/Cupid and hung with pe...
Pen Box with Flowers and Putti
Pen Box with Flowers and Putti
A roughly symmetrical composition of putti cavorting among acanthus leaves and blooming roses decorates the upper surface of this pen box. The same scheme appears on the sides, exc...