1800s Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Set consisting of 6 Cans & Saucers- VERY RARE

1800s Eggshell Porcelain 6 Cans & Saucer Set - Bamboo & Birds Motive - VERY RARE! In very good preloved condition, with one saucer having been repaired beautifully by a skilled pottery craftsman/woman... Please see below information and attached picture for more fascinating details.

Measurements: Saucer diameter - 11cm Saucer & Can height - 6.2cm. Total weight - 532 grams. This sale is for the Cans & Saucers Set.

Will all be wrapped carefully?? Lakeside Pottery writes on the skilful repair technique. Hundreds of years ago before the availability of adhesives, pottery was repaired with metal staples or rivets on particularly valuable pieces holding together the broken ceramic segments. Small holes were drilled in to the piece and then the staples are inserted. Remaining holes space were sometimes filled with organic glue or clay colored or painted to conceal the repair.

We often receive antique Japanese or Chinese vessels repaired with staples and are asked to convert them to a seamless repair. In each case, we attempt to convince the owner to keep the staple-repaired vessel as is to appreciate its beauty and the skill required to join broken pottery at a time when adhesives were not available. When we do reverse the old repair, as I remove the old staples, I find myself saddened apologizing to the skilled person who skilfully brought the vessel back to life long before I was born. This page was created to shed some light on this extinct repair method, it's beauty and historical value with the hope that it remains as is.

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