Pair Fine Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Double Gourd Vases 1890 Sold The box having a fitted

The box having a fitted interior with the original ivory/bone sewing accoutrements

and the bronze is finely cold-painted with bronzed & gilt patination

the kovsh decorated with stylized multi-color floral & foliate motifs against a silver ground

This is a rare and unusual Georgian chair and is very stout and robustly made

Pair Fine Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Double Gourd Vases 1890 Sold The box having a fittedA very good pair of antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonn vases, circa 1890. This is a very handsome pair of antique double gourd shaped cloisonn vases, one with a blue ground the other with a burgundy ground, both having a lappet design to the neck, the tops and bases are extravagantly decorated with many geometric stylized floral devices. Each vase is waisted with further lappets, the large globular base having a broad band of 'Greek Key' design,