Bowl, circa 1935 — KANJIRŌ KAWAI (JAPANESE, 1890-1966)

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Estimate: £200–£300 hammer ≈ $252–$379
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Sale: Bonhams — 20th Century Decorative Arts and Ceramics: Including The Helen and David Milling Collection, London, Knightsbridge · 5 December 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-461893
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Kanjirō Kawai, Bowl, circa 1935. Bonhams, 5 Dec 2023, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-461893.

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Kanjirō Kawai, Bowl, circa 1935. Bonhams, 5 Dec 2023, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-461893.

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Set of six figurative tiles, circa 1880	W.B Simpson & Sons	£1,500–£2,000
'Alfred Ye Greate' panel, after Ford Maddox Brown, 1900	Harold Steward Rathbone	£3,000–£5,000
'Hypermnestrae', from the 'Legend of the Goode Wimmen' series, figura…	SIR Edward Coley Burne-jones	£10,000–£15,000
'Dido', from the 'Legend of the Goode Wimmen' series, figural tile pa…	SIR Edward Coley Burne-jones	£10,000–£15,000
'Thisbe', from the 'Legend of the Goode Wimmen' series, figural tile …	SIR Edward Coley Burne-jones	£10,000–£15,000
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