Description:
Blue and White Ceramic and Brass-mounted Inkwell, China and Europe, 19th/20th century, two small globular jarlets decorated with scholarly objects, mounted with brass fittings, resting on a rectangular export tray decorated with a landscape scene, ht. 4 in.
Estimate $600-800
Both jars with glaze chips, one jar with hairline cracks, minor rim chips, and cracks to base of tray.
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Keywords
ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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