1 PAIR JAPANESE CHAMPIEVE VASES FROM THE 1930s  4-lbs 14.3-ozs 8 x 5.25 inches.

1 PAIR JAPANESE CHAMPIEVE VASES FROM THE 1930s  4-lbs 14.3-ozs 8 x 5.25 inches.

THEY ARE NOT CLOISONNE, THEY ARE CHAMPIEVE. THESE VASES WERE CAST IN BRASS WITH DECORATIVE BACKGROUND OF GEOMETRIC LINES & RAISED SPACES WHERE THE COLORED ENAMELS ARE USED.

THE VASES WERE MADE AROUND 1930.  THEY WERE PURCHASED AT THE WORLDS EXPOSITION CENTURY OF PROGRESS IN 1933 OR 1934 BY ANN.  ANN WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME IN THE STREETS OF PARIS AT THE EXPO.      

THE VASES ARE STAMPED MADE IN JAPAN ON THE BOTTOM. ONE STAMPING IS DIFFICULT TO READ AS ANN HAD PLACED FLOWERS AND WATER IN IT & WAS LEAKING SO USED PARAFFIN WAX TO SEAL THE LEAK.  I SCRATCH THE WAX OFF SO YOU COULD READ.

YOU WILL NOTE I FOUND 2 AREAS WHERE THE RED & BLUE ENAMELS ARE MISSING & A FEW AREAS WHERE THE ENAMEL IS SLIGHTLY CHIPPED BUT STILL COVERS THE AREA INTENDED. IN A FEW MORE YEARS, THEY WILL BE ANTIQUE. WE HAVE ALWAYS USED AS OPEN SHELF DISPLAY WITH OTHER ITEMS.

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