A LARGE GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN GARNITURE DE CHEMINÉE FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

comprising a covered vase and a pair of large six-light candelabra

Overall in good overall condition and presentation. The mounts show some areas of oxidation and verdigris tarnish consistent with age and atmospheric conditions. The porcelain has been unexamined out of the mounts. There is some overall occasional and minor flaking and scratches to the enamels. Both beaker vases on the candelabra have some discolored crazing, and one has a 2 x 1 in. section broken and lost at the rim, though this is obscured by the mount. The domed cover of the central vase is probably associated, and has a small 1/4 in. chip to rim.
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