A matching pair of cloisonne vases was among hundreds of unclaimed items abandoned in a Connecticut storage facility and put up for auction on Jan. 30. The vases, estimated to bring about $2,000, auctioned for $52,900. Most of the proceeds went toward paying storage bills. A London bidder and a member of the audience fought for the vases until the London bidder bowed out. So the vases went to the person bidding live at the Nest Egg auction in Meriden, Connecticut.
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I too have cloisonne vases from a deceased aunt who told me they were very valuable. Some are stamped with China and some with Japan. I don’t know where to get a value. Help please.
I don’tknoiw the size of these, but I have two closonne vases in pigeon blood with small white flowers and vines. I also have a matching bowl. They are in excellent shape. The vases have slender necks and the shoulders are less prominent. How can I find out the history and value?
Thanx. Sally