RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 14th November, 2017
19th Century Chinese Export solid silver vase, impressive and exceptionally fine, baluster form body fully chased and embossed with a dense scene of battles and receptions before nobility, the plain neck engraved with a floral band, standing on a plain detachable, screwed on base. Not hallmarked but judging by the style and quality the vase is undeniably made by the Wang Hing Company.
Reference Number: A5158
19th Century Indian Kutch (Cutch), Bhuj, Gujarat region, beautifully hand crafted solid silver large goblet, all over finely chased with scrolling leaves, scroll patterns on a finely tooled and pierced background, the main body depicting wild animals, flying birds, surrounded by floral decoration typical of Kutch work, front bearing a vacant shield.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5149
19th Century Indian silver bowl, repousse' decorated with a detailed and very crisp hunting scenes. The base is chased with a stylized elephant - figural Maker's marks are typical of the workshops active in Lucknow in the late 19th Century / early 20th Century, the silver has been tested and shows a 900+ silver standard.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5153
20th Century Japanese Meiji period silver dragon bowl, exceptional and magnificent quality, skillfully chased, embossed and applied with a water dragon in high relief. Hallmarked with Japanese jungin mark (950+), used primary in the Meiji period (1868-1912), Makers mark signed Y. Konoike, Yokohama.
Reference Number: A5156
19th Century Imperial Russian silver & niello enamel large cigarette case, the cover dipicting the statue of Pushkin (build in 1880), standing in the Pushkin Square, Tverskoy District of central Moscow. It was historically known as Strasnaya square, and renamed for Alexander Pushkin in 1937. Hallmarked Imperial Russian silver 84, Maker mark for D Nikitin.
Reference Number: A5160
