Wispy design of thistle blossoms on a Royal Doulton cup, saucer & plate trio set. The thistle is found neat Queen Mary's Glamis castle. This is an artist signed set, by P Curnock whose name is found on other porcelain. Lion back stamp dated to 1938.
Cup 3.5" diameter & 2.8" high; saucer 5.5" diameter and plate 6" diameter. Very good condition no chips hairlines or cracks. Gold tr ...click for details
Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-1999)is best known for his shin hanga woodblocks. This listing is for the complete month series "Twelve Months of Kyoto" (Kyô-meishô jûnikagetsu), published 1945 by Uchida in Kyoto. Each month shows a landmark of Kyoto. The individual prints are still tipped into the original folders. Image area about 10" x 11.75". Very good condition with no damage. Tokuriki is known for his use of color for subtle effects.
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A wonderful Paul Jacoulet woodblock print of the Korean god of Longevity with his stag. He is wearing a great hat and holding a taoist fan. Signed by the artist in pencil and with full seals. This is shown as #100, in Richard Miles' "The Prints of Paul Jacoulet".
Picture 11.8" x 15.4" oban size. Colors good no staining no creases or tears. Very good condition. In a foam backed matt. ...click for details
A lovely Lalique Perfume bottle for Tzigane (gypsy). Nice frosted pattern with unusual swirl and zig-zag notched design. The stopper is numbered. This is from the 30s when Tzigane was very desirable. Mark of R. Lalique.
Very good condition. About 4.4". R. Lalique Tzigane is pretty hard to find.
Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-1999)is best known for his shin hanga woodblocks. This image of the "Bonfire Festival of Daimonji Hill from Sanjo Bridge " is from the month series "Twelve Months of Kyoto" (Kyô-meishô jûnikagetsu), published 1945 by Uchida in Kyoto. This is an original August print from the album. It is still tipped into the original folder. Image area about 10" x 11.75". Very good condition with no damage.
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A fine old French faience pot-au-creme with fitted cover that has an apricot? finial. Can be used for jam jar, loose tea, whatever. Pretty floral pattern with Strasbourg rose on one side and tulip on the other. Old crown mark of K&G Luneville from the 1920s or earlier. Pink trim all around... so very continental in feel. The rich pink is achieved with the use of gold doped into the enamel color fired at high temperature.
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Aynsley made a number of artist signed porcelain. N Brunt painted many wonderful fruit designs. This footed tea cup and saucer set is exceptionally lush with the fruit covering all visible surfaces. The cup foot and the saucer well are entirely in gold. Old Aynsley England mark as shown. Very good condition with no chips or cracks and colors all there.
Six fine 7.6" tall stem goblets or wines by Tiffin, famous for their elegant crystal stemware. Blank #17673 with optics and platinum trim "Rambling Rose" pattern. The optics are best seen in the first picture in the reflection pattern. The platinum flash speaks for 1930s, and it does not tarnish.
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A porcelain snuff bottle with exceptionally fine detail in the 2 landscape scenes. This type of hairline thin decoration is known as grisaille and literally painted with a brush of single hair. A basic concept in Chinese landscape painting is that it encapsulate a world. These small paintings certainly succeeded. A light touch of some red on one side, very sophisticated color usage. The top is a cat's eye stone very pronounced at the right angle. Slightly dimpled bottom with no marks.
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