Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Decorative Items

An Assortment of Decorative Items including a Chinese Carved Red Cinnabar Lacquer Vase and Various Trinkets - A Chinese carved red cinnabar lacquer vase, featuring high relief carving of scrolling floral and foliate motifs, including peonies, set against a geometric diaper ground. The vase is constructed with a metal core and a bright blue enamel interior and base. The collection includes a circular brass-toned trinket box with a floral micromosaic lid featuring multi-coloured blooms on a white ground and embossed foliate sides. A white metal filigree pill box features intricate granulation and is set with three small cabochons in white, blue, and red. A kidney-shaped box is veneered with mother-of-pearl fragments and a single large piece of polished shell showing pink iridescence. Also present is a cobalt blue glass or stone egg with incised and gilded bird and foliate motifs, and an assortment of decorative thimbles. These thimbles include cloisonne examples with floral and animal designs, one featuring a transfer-printed owl, and others with enamel patterns. Vase height: approximately 18 cm.