A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Recently Added Antique Italian Majolica / Faience

Antique Italian Majolica / Faience / Tureen

with all original paint and original decals

The casket was used for storing highly prized betel nut

the base engraved and pierced with heart shaped decoration

becoming regular lessees of the Agricultural Halls Islington

A good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer Recently Added Antique Italian Majolica / FaienceA good & large antique Meiji period Japanese bronze brazier, koro or handwarmer, circa 1890. The twin handled koro having a reticulated lid decorated with a domestic tea ceremony scene. The base with four panels also decorated with domestic scenes, one of fishing, a figural scene with a donkey & a comical scene of a boy with an umbrella stuck on his head. The base having a six character chop mark. Condition is excellent.