An ornate, engraved, gold pocket watch with separate winding stem. (a) watch, completely engraved around edge, stem bracket, and fob ring, with scrolled vines. Back textured with spiral crosshatching and plain shield shaped plaque at centre surrounded by engraved flowers and vines, gold framed fro…
An ornate, engraved, gold pocket watch with separate winding stem. (a) watch, completely engraved around edge, stem bracket, and fob ring, with scrolled vines. Back textured with spiral crosshatching and plain shield shaped plaque at centre surrounded by engraved flowers and vines, gold framed front crystal opens. Porcelain dial beneath with delicate Roman numerals, a recessed circular second dial at bottom, and hair like wire hands. Back of case also hinged to open, ornately engraved plate beneath, two places for winding and setting hands. Marks: inside back cover, "18, hallmark, 21547", engraved plate, "F. Cooper, London, detached lever, thirteen jewels" . (b) winding stem, long, stemmed key with square hole in end to fit winding knobs, and oval shaped handle at top. Small ball around stem at middle allows key to be turned without twisting fob ring attached. Watch runs but hands cannot be set.
Small cup made of possibly porcelain clay, ivory ground with black pine tree design and calligraphy. Signature stamp on foot, circular flat trimmed foot, crazed glaze.
Small cup made of possibly porcelain clay, ivory ground with black pine tree design and calligraphy. Signature stamp on foot, circular flat trimmed foot, crazed glaze.
small teacup with cobalt sparrow and Japanese pampas grass decoration with transparent over glaze. Calligraphy inside bowl. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed on base.Note: ISSAN signature of a drawer
small teacup with cobalt sparrow and Japanese pampas grass decoration with transparent over glaze. Calligraphy inside bowl. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed on base.Note: ISSAN signature of a drawer
Porcelain with gold, blue, red over glaze enamels. Design consists of gourd, birds, wild cherries, fan, calligraphy. Trimmed foot with blue border design. Signed base. Bowl rim trimmed in gold and indented in five places to create scallop design.
Porcelain with gold, blue, red over glaze enamels. Design consists of gourd, birds, wild cherries, fan, calligraphy. Trimmed foot with blue border design. Signed base. Bowl rim trimmed in gold and indented in five places to create scallop design.
Small porcelain dish with gold, black, orange over glaze enamels. Sun scene with crane and pine. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Shigara (the drawer).
Small porcelain dish with gold, black, orange over glaze enamels. Sun scene with crane and pine. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Shigara (the drawer).
Porcelain dish with gold, black over glaze enamels in carp and plant design. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Sei Getsu Ga (artist)
Porcelain dish with gold, black over glaze enamels in carp and plant design. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Sei Getsu Ga (artist)
Small porcelain dish with black, green, yellow over glaze enamels. Turtles, water lilies and shoreline design. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Shunzan Hitsu (artist).
Small porcelain dish with black, green, yellow over glaze enamels. Turtles, water lilies and shoreline design. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Shunzan Hitsu (artist).
Small porcelain dish with gold and blue over glaze enamels, with Japanese sun fan and calligraphy design. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Nani Wa - old name for city of Osaka. Enoshima (artist).
Small porcelain dish with gold and blue over glaze enamels, with Japanese sun fan and calligraphy design. Trimmed foot with cobalt border design, signed base. Writing: Nani Wa - old name for city of Osaka. Enoshima (artist).
Teacup with white interior, porcelain, with outer light green glaze. Branch design created by wax resist before it was glazed, trimmed foot. Cobalt signature.
Teacup with white interior, porcelain, with outer light green glaze. Branch design created by wax resist before it was glazed, trimmed foot. Cobalt signature.
Footed porcelain plate with cobalt hand painted circular floral design, transparent overglaze. Scroll design on outside. Both rims minor chipping and were hand carved in scallop edge design. Both have long, curved crack in bottom which starts at rim and continues across base.
Footed porcelain plate with cobalt hand painted circular floral design, transparent overglaze. Scroll design on outside. Both rims minor chipping and were hand carved in scallop edge design. Both have long, curved crack in bottom which starts at rim and continues across base.
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Inside has a floral and branch design near rim, outside has 4 plant designs on white panels and floral designs on blue panels.
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and transparent over glaze. Inside has a floral and branch design near rim, outside has 4 plant designs on white panels and floral designs on blue panels.
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and over glaze enamels. Exterior decoration features a blue background, reeds with green leafed orange flowers and a rope design through centre.
Footed porcelain bowl with cobalt slip and over glaze enamels. Exterior decoration features a blue background, reeds with green leafed orange flowers and a rope design through centre.