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Description:
Five Metal Items, Asia, a pair of mixed-metal vases, Japan, baluster-shape with waisted neck and foot, decorated with mixed metal inlays of flowers and birds, ht. 6; a white brass knife with mother-of-pearl decorations to the handle; a yellow brass knife with decoration of cranes in repousse to handle; and a yellow brass portable inkwell and brush holder, decorated allover with flowers, birds, and deer in bas relief, lg. to 14 in.
Estimate $200-250
loss of lacquer, metal tarnishing and rusting, surface stain to some areas.
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