Tuesday, April 28, 2009

GEO II STERLING BEER JUG LONDON 1736


STERLING BEER JUG, 1736, 5 1/2 INCHES HIGH 14OZ , CREST AND INITIALS ENGRAVED ON FRONT, NICE HEAVY DOUBLE SCROLL ACANTHUS HANDLE, NICE PATINA, MAKER J.L LONDON sold

UNUSUAL CHINESE VASE



A large and unusual Xianfeng Chinese vase, baluster form with collared neck and everted lip, applied dragons around the shoulder, decorative "foo dog" handles on the neck, and a famille rose motif of figures in martial and other official garb. The scenes likely are based on the Chinese literary classic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." with later late 19th century over painting or "clobbering" 24 inches high