From strategically folded books to upcycled drinking glasses ... household items that can be repurposed into beautiful flower vases instead -- like an old candle holder and a mason jar.

It was a pleasant surprise, then, when the green ground porcelain Benbahu vase, painted with auspicious ... furniture, glass, books and vintage collectibles of Chinese or Islamic Origin ...

Other interesting pieces in the sale include a vase, Visage Noir (Black Engraved ... In December 2022, his painting Connemara Hills (1924-30) went under the hammer at Adam’s.