Meiji Period (1868-1912) from one of the finest Japanese makers for export to the European market; a pair of bronze-mounted intricately hand-painted earthenware vases. Each contains an interior metal European marker: "Lamp Moderateur Perfectionnee". Presumably their original purpose was as vessels for oil lamps. They are very appealingly scaled for a variety of decorative uses. These vases may be non-invasively electrified at buyers expense, preserving their artifact value.
Antiquario Villas and Cottages
1023 Main Street South Woodbury, CT 06798 United States
203.263.2211
Period furniture and decoration spanning four centuries and three continents, galleried in a 1754 National Register of Historic Places house in Woodbury; Connecticut's long established "Antiques Capital”. Five decades of antiques collecting experience in a succession of Historic Register homes in Virginia, New York, and Connecticut; and a 1901 beaux arts building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Open Thursday through Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment.