4" diameter; 19th Century Chinese
cloisonné plate.
Has a floral
design on top and a blue bottom. Gold trim along the edges and
bottom.
Appraised around 1997 at $250.00 by a
Senior Member, Fine Arts, of the American Society of Appraisers, and
the Appraisers Association of America. He was educated at the
University of Houston; Academie Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France; The
Art Students League of New York, New York City; Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center, Colorado; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and
studied Ceramics throughout Sweden, Texas Swedish Cultural
Foundation (scholarship to Konstfackskolan, Stockholm, Sweden).
His experience includes Appraiser of
Fine Arts, International Lecturer and Expert Witness; Fine Arts
Appraiser for the Internal Revenue, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation; Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Customs; U. S.
Marshall's Office; and various museums and private collections. He
is a member or officer in many professional art associations,
including Houston Art Dealers Association; African American Heritage
Museum, Houston; Oriental Ceramics Society, Houston; Ima Hogg
Ceramic Circle, Houston; Houston Philosophical Society; Museum of
Fine Arts, Houston. He has been Instructor of Fine Arts at the
College of the Mainland, Texas; Women's Institute, Houston; The
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and University of Houston.
Original appraisal included with
purchase.
