good or bad chinese vase?

[rockcollect]

I have bought this chinese celadon Hu vase on a gamble it may be something good. Would love to know the age of it. Someone has gone to the trouble making a hardwood cover. Any input is welcome.

 

[Digger54]

Cant help with the vase, but that hardwood is Mahogany and I am betting it was done over in Asia where it is easily obtainable. Pricey wood here in US.

I worked with Mahogany in wood working classes in high school. While stationed in Japan we rec'd materials from the Philippines that were palletized on Mahogany wood pallets; needless to say I always scavenged the better pieces.

 

[rockcollect]

Cant help with the vase, but that hardwood is Mahogany and I am betting it was done over in Asia where it is easily obtainable. Pricey wood here in US.

I worked with Mahogany in wood working classes in high school. While stationed in Japan we rec'd materials from the Philippines that were palletized on Mahogany wood pallets; needless to say I always scavenged the better pieces.

Thanks that is very helpfull information, because i now know it is mahogany and if the cover was made in europe or amerika then it means the vase must have been worth it to use such expensive wood. But maybe it was made in china i don't know, it could also have served as a connection to a lamp base fitting and in that case it could have been made in europe or amerika. But at least it is not just some cheap piece of wood.

 

[pepperj]

Modern still mass produced, market value probably $30

 

[rockcollect]

Modern still mass produced, market value probably $30

well that is very low, i have seen way higher asking prices like this one: https://www.proantic.com/en/1698999-large-quotgequot-type-celadon-vase.html# but i think it is again what someone is willing to pay for it.

 

[DizzyDigger]

europe or amerika

No disrespect, but it is America (with a "c"), and Europe.

As Pepper stated, those can be mass produced and sold to the tourist market,
so it's always better to do your homework to know what you're getting before you buy.

 

[rockcollect]

No disrespect, but it is America (with a "c"), and Europe.

As Pepper stated, those can be mass produced and sold to the tourist market,
so it's always better to do your homework to know what you're getting before you buy.

after research my vase has the same footrim as a late 19th century vase from rob michiels auctions and i have found several examples of that vase all with the same footrim as mine has. So it is defently not a tourist piece. PL comb also says that a real old vase has a footrim that feels smooth as glass as does my footrim.You can't see on the photo's what the real footrim looks like on my vase. P.S you better check all my posts for mistyping sorry slopy writer.

 

[rockcollect]

compare footrims that of my vase and of this one: https://www.rm-auctions.com/en/15-1...se-porcelain-square-vase-with-guanyin-19th-c?

 

[rockcollect]

probably wishfull thinking on my part, so it is not a good or bad vase but a decorative vase. SOLVED