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**Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar:** A lidded, globular porcelain ginger jar, identified as Famille Rose, featuring vibrant polychrome enamel decoration. The body is adorned with white cartouches depicting a bird, a red flower, and foliage, set against an intricate turquoise ground with scrollwork and yellow and pink floral patterns. The lid prominently displays a “double happiness” (囍) character. The base bears a circular red mark with six characters, likely a seal or reign mark.
**Antique-Style Aneroid Barometer and Thermometer:** A wall-mounted aneroid barometer and mercury thermometer combination housed within a shaped wooden case, possibly mahogany. The case is detailed with carved or inlaid sunburst motifs at the top and bottom, and two sailing ships flanking the thermometer. The brass-bezelled barometer dial indicates conditions from “STORMY” to “VERY DRY” and is marked “Aneroid Barometer.” The thermometer displays a Fahrenheit scale.
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