Brush washer - Porcelain

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Estimate  € 350 - € 400
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€20
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€7
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€6

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Porcelain Chinese washbasin in the form of a curled lotus leaf, dating to 1900–1910 and 1940–1950, titled Lotus-leaf porcelain washbasin with a high-relief interior featuring a white heron and lotus blooms.

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A Chinese washbasin shaped like a curled lotus leaf. The inner surface in high relief, decorated with a white heron, a yellow lotus flower, and a brown flower bud with stippled stems; the exterior with incised leaf veins and green glaze with brown speckles. Originally used as a writing implement to wash brushes.
Length: 12.5 cm; width: 7.5 cm
Registered post NL

A Chinese washbasin shaped like a curled lotus leaf. The inner surface in high relief, decorated with a white heron, a yellow lotus flower, and a brown flower bud with stippled stems; the exterior with incised leaf veins and green glaze with brown speckles. Originally used as a writing implement to wash brushes.
Length: 12.5 cm; width: 7.5 cm
Registered post NL

Details

Era
1900-2000
Material
Porcelain
Country of origin
China
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
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Width
0 cm
Depth
0 cm
Estimated period
1900-1910, 1940-1950
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Objects sold
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