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Subject:Re: Where does this celadon come from? Period?
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Nov 18, 2016
Possibly not celadon but another less vitrified glaze. Metal-clad porcelains, sometimes using low-grade silver alloy, were made in great numbers around the mid-20th century. Since the metal components are easy to stamp out with die tools, these items seem still to be fabricated in and around China today. Yours looks to be a small vase with stylized longevity (shou) characters in metal on the sides and lots of filthy muck added to simulate age. Here's a picture of a cleaner blue & white teapot (about 4" tall before handle) from about the third quarter, 20th century. I think I paid about $60 for it a couple of years ago, thinking I'd give it away as a gift, but it started to grow on me.
Best regards,
Bill H
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