ID 696910
Lot 59 | THREE JAPANESE BRONZE VASES
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
MEIJI – SHOWA PERIOD (LATE 19TH – 20TH CENTURY)
The first with broad shoulder tapering towards the base, overall with a mottled reddish-brown patination, impressed seal to base; the second also with mottled brownish-red patination, unsigned; the third incised with concentric lines around the body, signed Yasumi
12 in. (30.4 cm.); 11 3⁄4 in. (29.8 cm.); 9 5⁄8 in. (24.5 cm.) high respectively
Provenance
Acquired from Oltremare, Monte Carlo by François-Joseph Graf, 1992. (two)
Acquired from Gerard Levy, Paris, by François-Joseph Graf, 1993 (the third)
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | Japan |
| Auction house category: | Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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