Lot 19 , A Japanese Satsuma pottery vase and a pentafoil shaped box and cover, early 20th century, 12.5cm and 7cm

A Japanese Satsuma pottery vase and a pentafoil shaped box and cover, early 20th century, the vase painted with figures, blossom and a landscape, four character signature, the box with chickens in a landscape, four character signature, 12.5cm and 7cm
Estimate £150-200

The vase has some wear to the gilding on the top rim and there is a hairline crack extending in an arc from one side to the other which can be felt with a thumb nail across the shoulder, the pentafoil shaped box and cover is deliberately designed as a slightly asymmetric shaped so the cover only fits properly in one direction, some minor staining to the biscuit areas otherwise in good condition.


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Sold for £220