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Earthenware Boxes

Antique Boxes — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 08:16:29 +0000

Price guide to antique earthenware boxes. Earthenware is pottery that has not been fired to the point of vitrification and is thus slightly porous and coarser than stoneware and porcelain. The body can be covered completely or decorated with slip (a liquid clay mixture applied before firing), or it can be glazed. For both practical and decorative reasons, earthenware is usually glazed. Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Famille-Rose Porcelain

Antique Boxes — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:20:07 +0000

Price guide to antique Famille Rose porcelain boxes. Famille-Rose, sometimes known as Rose Famille, was introduced during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722), possibly around 1720. It used mainly pink or purple and remained popular throughout the 18th and the 19th centuries, also being widely adopted by European factories.

Famille Rose enamel ware allows a greater range of colour and tone than was previously possible, enabling the depiction of more complex images, including flowers, figures and insects. Reference: Wikipedia

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Satsuma Boxes

Antique Boxes — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 11:05:49 +0000

A price guide to Japanese Satsuma Ware boxes. Satsuma ware is a type of Japanese pottery originally from Satsuma Province, southern Kyūshū. Below are some examples of Satsuma ware and the prices they achieved at auction.

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Meiji Period Boxes

Antique Boxes — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:01:33 +0000

Meiji Period Boxes Price Guide – Price guide to antique earthenware Meiji period boxes. The Meiji period (明治時代 Meiji-jidai), also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan during which Japanese society moved from being an isolated feudal society to its modern form. Fundamental changes affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji after 1868, and lasted until his death in 1912. It was succeeded by the Taishō period upon the accession of Emperor Taishō to the throne. Reference: Wikipedia

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Porcelain Seal Paste Box Wang Bingrong

Antique Boxes — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:58:50 +0000

Porcelain Seal Paste Box Wang Bingrong

A carved lime green glazed porcelain seal paste box and cover
Wang Bingrong, 19th century.

The circular box carved along the exterior side walls with a raised border of formalized waves below incised lines and raised dots indicating the splashes from the motion of crashing waves, the fitted cover crisply carved with two scaly five-clawed dragons, each with an open jaw and prominent fangs, the bulging eyes picked out in black, pursuing a flaming pearl amidst fluidly rendered wisps of cloud, the base finely carved in relief with a Wang Bingrong zuo mark, enclosed by a splayed circular foot ring, the exterior covered entirely in lime green glaze except the foot pad, the interior glazed in orange-red except the contact areas of the box and its cover.
3 1/4in (10.8cm) diameter
1 1/2in (3.8cm) high

Sold for US$ 8,750 at Bonham’s

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Hans Hedberg Egg Box Crackle Glazed Earthenware

Antique Boxes — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:03:23 +0000

Hans Hedberg Egg Box with Stand Crackle Glazed Earthenware

Hans Hedberg (Swedish, 1917-2007) Egg Box with Stand, circa 1960 Crackle glazed earthenware, iron 11-1/2 inches high (29.2 cm) (with stand) Incised initials to the underside

Sold for $1,100 at Heritage Auctions

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Sevres Style Porcelain Table Box early 20th century

Antique Boxes — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:38:26 +0000

Sevres Style Porcelain Table Box early 20th century. A Sèvres style gilt metal mounted porcelain table box early 20th century
The lid signed VITUS, pseudo interlaced Ls mark enclosing A.
height 5in (13cm); width 12 1/2in (32cm); depth 8 1/2in (21.5cm)

Sold for US$ 2,125 at Bonhams

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