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The lid works through three layers of weave: a fine star-and-cross lattice bordering the rim, a honeycomb field of hexagon caning centered on small woven stars, and a tighter mesh beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the lid, the weave spirals inward down the bowl toward the base, where free-floating copper coins and an embroidered medallion, worked in a red ground with a pink and white floral motif, sit at the center. 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The riders are outlined in warm manganese brown and filled with blue, ochre, and green: coats, breeches, and plumed hats rendered in the same tight palette across all six tiles, set against white tin glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tiles show some horses at a calm walk, others rearing or caught mid-turn, one rider raising a banner overhead, another cracking a whip. Blue scrollwork fills each corner, a standard border touch on Dutch tiles of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach tile reads as its own small scene, and no two cavaliers strike the same pose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAKER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attributed to Royal Tichelaar Makkum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5-1\/4\" square (each)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePERIOD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polychrome tin-glazed faience (Delft)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine crazing throughout the glaze, consistent with age. One tile has a small chip along the top edge. One tile shows minor wear to the corner scrollwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003e2806\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brontosaurus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687949517044,"sku":"2806","price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4420\/9908\/files\/2806_0105_clipped_rev_1.jpg?v=1786033430"},{"product_id":"japanese-gourd-form-maki-e-red-lacquered-box-1900-50","title":"Japanese gourd form Maki-e red lacquered box, 1900-50","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"\u003eAn early 20th century Japanese hand-carved gourd-form wood covered box in red lacquer. Carved from wood into two halves that mirror the gourd's natural swell, the lid and base meet at a grooved center seam banded with gilt pinstripes running the length of the piece. The exterior of the box is incised with gilt outlined dark green leafy vines, gilt gourds, flowers, and butterflies on a grooved pattern simulating the gourd shape. The interior of the box is painted in black lacquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS: \u003c\/strong\u003e5\" W x 5\" H x 10-3\/4\" L\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN: \u003c\/strong\u003eJapan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePERIOD: \u003c\/strong\u003eEarly 20th century, 1900-50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS: \u003c\/strong\u003eCarved wood, red lacquer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent condition. Lid fits the base cleanly at the seam. 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Below the shoulder, the body opens into a diagonal lattice weave, broken at regular intervals by two fine strands of split bamboo set half an inch apart. The bottom inch and three-quarters returns to the tight weave of the rim and shoulder, closing out to a square base. 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