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A Meiji period cloisonné box and cover, Ando Company

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A Meiji period cloisonné box and cover, Ando Company, worked in silver wire and coloured enamels with an array of brightly coloured flowers, reserved against a rich midnight-blue ground, with silver rims and a silk lining, inlaid Ando mark. Japanese, circa 1910.

Provenance: Acquired from Acanthus Antiques, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

More Information

Origin:	Japan
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	cloisonné
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1910
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental
Incollect Reference #:	714716

Dimensions

W.	6.5 in;	H.	2 in;	D.	4 in;
W.	16.51 cm;	H.	5.08 cm;	D.	10.16 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art