Category
Lamps and Chandeliers
Medium
cloisonne
Distinguishing marks
?
Condition
Good
Date Period
?
Size and dimensions of this item
20""x7"
Weight
surprisingly light, perhaps a pound and a half
Long Description
My wife and I were downsizing my mother-in-law's apartment and were takng apart this lamp for transport to NY and found it was indeed a vase. Looking at it closely, I saw it was very beautiful though filthy with tobacco smoke. It's possibly Japanese (we have a distant, ancient Japanese painter as a relative). Does anyone know how to proceed with cleaning and/or restoring this? If it's valuable I want to take it to a conservator, if it's not valuable I'll just take it to a lamp guy. The bottom is bashed out to accomadate the lamp parts but overall it's in good shape. Thanks for taking time with this.
regards, Kevin
History
japanese or chinese I think
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
none
For Sale?
No