British Indian and Pre-1945 Chinese Objects de'Art
mailed or brought home personally after World War II
by my father, the late Maj. John J. Gardner
Egg Shell China (Side View)
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Bottom
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Another piece of Egg Shell China (Side View)
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Bottom
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Tea Cup ? Porcelin China Not Egg Shell
Lid comes off. Cup sits in saucer.
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Jars (perhaps for perfume). Both have been broken and repaired.
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Tea Pot
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Lid comes off. For storage of jewelry, perhaps.
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Small saucer? Photo was cropped, so size is not proportional.
Design might be inlaid. Rim is brass.
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This is a brass box with inlaid brass wire.
The inside is a light colored wood.
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Ivory Elephant (Size not proportional). First of a line of elephants.
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Line of ivory elephants.
I didn't get all in the picture. I believe there were eight or ten elephants, each smaller in size.
In the background, are three ivory perfume containers.
My father said that the ivory was discolored because they were buried for years in the
ground to hide them. The minerals in the dirt reacted with the ivory to turn them brown.
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Wooden Buddha (Perhaps Teak, Mahogany .....)
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Enlarged to show ivory teeth & (one) stone eyeball.
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Wooden turtle (unknown wood)
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Wooden fish (unknown wood) pardon our dust
Hole in tail for perhaps hanging around neck. Eye is not painted.
A black stone is embedded in a white stone.
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This is a carved wooden horse
perhaps of mahagony or teak?
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These carved reindeer appear to be Onyx or Jade
They are probably 2" x 2"
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These carved elephants (not in very good condition) are perhaps pink quartz?
They are placed in carved teak or mahagony stands.
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I'm not sure about this one. The carving is all one piece
and I think it might be Amber. If not, it's carved from some
unknown mineral. It's definitely not wooden.
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I believe this is a British Indian piece.
It is a silver cup with beautiful artistry and painting.
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Another British Indian piece.
It is also a silver piece with beautiful artistry and painting.
It may have been a cigarette assessory.
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Another British Indian piece.
It is also a silver piece with beautiful artistry and painting.
It is definitely a cigarette assessory.
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Another British Indian piece.
It is also a silver piece with beautiful artistry and painting.
It appears to be a silver vase.
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