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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Mulberry Purple Pottery Tile Desvres France CF Charles Fourmaintraux Rooster Cockerel Coq Mark

A Vintage Delft Like Pottery Tile
Purple Mulberry Pottery Tile 
Desvres France 
Charles Fourmaintraux 
Rooster Cockerel Coq Pottery Mark
The hand painted scene on the tile is 
possibly a depiction of  The Parable 
of  the Good Samaritan.
Measures 5 inches by 5 inches square.
The tile is marked on the back with an impressed 
circular mark with a standing rooster (cockerel coq)
in the center. C F (for Charles Fourmaintraux) is 
impressed on the left and right of the rooster. In an 
arc over the rooster it reads: Marque de Fabrique. 
Underneath the rooster it reads: Desvres
It is also marked 'FRANCE' handwritten 
with fired on black glaze.
C F Marque de Fabrique Desvres France.
This tile shows a poor impression of the
rooster mark. It is pictured above, rubbed
with black pencil lead for better visibility. 
Charles Fourmaintraux Pottery Tile.
Desvres, France. Circa 1900 - 1940s.
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Friday, May 15, 2015

Chinese Porcelain Bowl Insects Flowers. Octagon Shape Eight Sides. Cricket, Grasshopper, Lady Bug, Bee.

A Chinese Porcelain Bowl Decorated with 
Hand Painted Lily Pads and Lotus Flowers.
 Plus a multitude of other various flowers and
blossoms. Insects and bugs are painted among
the florals and foliage, including crickets or
grasshoppers, plus a lady bug and a bee.
The interior and bottom of the bowl are 
glazed with a turquoise, aqua blue color.
Measures 2.75" ht. 
4.75" by 4.75" square 
measuring across the top.
Square bowl with clipped corners, octagon.  
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911),
Tongzhi mark and period (1862–74)
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

JAPANESE WATERCOLOR PAINTING WITH LOTS OF TEXT

JAPANESE WATERCOLOR PAINTING 
WITH LOTS OF TEXT 
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JAPANESE WATERCOLOR PAINTING.
FORESTED MOUNTAINS, FARM FIELDS,
HOUSES AND BUILDINGS.
The painting itself is on a heavy piece of
white cardboard with a gold border which
measures 10.75" ht. by 9.5" wide. It is
matted and framed.
The text, seals and signature
of the artist are unknown to me.
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Red Hibiscus Japanese Pottery Miniature Vase Satsuma Mark

Tiny Japanese(?) Pottery Vase.
Clear Crackle Glaze over White.
Over Glaze Enamel Painting 
of a 
Red Hibiscus Flower and Leaves.
Signed in Red on the Bottom
with
Three Character Satsuma(?) Mark
Red Hibiscus Japanese Pottery 
 
Miniature Vase Satsuma Mark
2 and 7/8" tall. 
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Famille Jaune Chinese Mini Vase 1940s Mid/Late Republic Period Qianlong Mark

Miniature Yellow Chinese Porcelain Vase. 
3 and 1/4" tall.
Famille Jaune Chinese Mini Vase 1940s 
Mid/Late Republic Period Qianlong Mark



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