Image 1 of 35
Image 2 of 35
Image 3 of 35
Image 4 of 35
Image 5 of 35
Image 6 of 35
Image 7 of 35
Image 8 of 35
Image 9 of 35
Image 10 of 35
Image 11 of 35
Image 12 of 35
Image 13 of 35
Image 14 of 35
Image 15 of 35
Image 16 of 35
Image 17 of 35
Image 18 of 35
Image 19 of 35
Image 20 of 35
Image 21 of 35
Image 22 of 35
Image 23 of 35
Image 24 of 35
Image 25 of 35
Image 26 of 35
Image 27 of 35
Image 28 of 35
Image 29 of 35
Image 30 of 35
Image 31 of 35
Image 32 of 35
Image 33 of 35
Image 34 of 35
Image 35 of 35
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century Japanese Meiji period, solid silver coffee set with sugar tongs on wood serving tray, exceptional and magnificent quality, applied with bamboo leaves and bamboo c-form handles, on bolbous plain ground. Hallmarked with the retailers mark for Arthur & Bond, Yokohama, Sterling (925 standard). The English company was based in Yokohama, Japan during the Meiji period. Their high quality silverware and statement pieces were particularly sought after especially by foreign travellers and English gentlemen living in Japan.
Located in Yokohama, Japan, the firm catered mainly to English expatriates and foreign travelers. They retailed and manufactured not just silverware but also gold lacquer, chased, hammered and inlaid metal works, ivory carvings, embroideries, cloisonne, porcelain, furniture and domestic items as stated in their business cards.
The firm opened a second branch in Kobe, Japan and a shop in London, 52 St. Mary Axe and its products were retailed in America by G. W. Sheldon & Co.
Their most famous commission is undoubtedly the Liscum Bowl, treasured by the 9th United States Infantry and realised as a memorial of Col. Liscum killed in China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. The bowl, made from bullion rescued by the U.S. Army and featuring Imperial dragons, shows an excellent manufacture and is considered one of the finest artworks of that period.
In 1923 the firm suffered a consistent loss due to the Kanto earthquake and no later record survived.
CONDITION
In Great Condition, wear to the wood tray.
SIZE
TRAY
Height: 7.5 cm // 2.95 inches
Width: 43 cm // 16.93 inches
Depth: 28 cm // 11.02 inches
Weight: 800 grams // 25.72 ozt
COFFEE POT
Height: 18 cm // 7.09 inches
Width: 17 cm // 6.69 inches
Depth: 10 cm // 3.94 inches
Weight: 500 grams // 16.08 ozt
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 11 cm // 4.33 inches
Width: 16 cm // 6.30 inches
Depth: 10 cm // 3.94 inches
Weight: 290 grams // 9.32 ozt
CREAM JUG
Height: 8 cm // 3.15 inches
Width: 16 cm // 6.30 inches
Depth: 10 cm // 3.94 inches
Weight: 225 grams // 7.23 ozt
SUGAR TONGS
Height: 2 cm // 0.79 inches
Width: 13 cm // 5.12 inches
Depth: 4 cm // 1.57 inches
Weight: 30 grams // 0.96 ozt