RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 21st November, 2017
19th Century Swiss 18k gold & enamel snuff box made for the Ottoman market, oblong cushion shaped, the lid inset with an oval enamel panel painted in opaque and translucent enamels with an idealised historic view of the Chateau de Chillon on guilloche ground, the hinged lid decorated in gold and white taille d'épargne enamelling with flowers on a delicate rose pink ground, the sides and base similarly decorated with a trellis design resembling quilting. Hallmarked with makers mark for Bautte & Moynier.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5172
19th Century Georgian exceptional rococo style solid silver pair of tea caddies, of rectangular form, profusely embossed in the Chinoiserie style, the panels depicting c-scrolls and flowers surrounding Chinese figures, lions and pagodas, hinged lid with vacant cartooches.
Reference Number: A5168
20th Century German silver pair of large & magnificent statues, beautifully modelled as gypsy dancers, the lady dancing with a tambourine, the man accompanying her on the fiddle, each on a rug-draped plinth. Hallmarked with French Pseud silver marks (900+ standard), Probably made in Germany, Hanau, Signed J.Ivan (unknown sculptor)
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5124
20th Century Burmese solid silver betel box, highly-decorative, repousse' decorated in high relief depicting different traditional scenes from the Burmese mythology, showing very detailed figures set against a chiselled matted background in landscapes. Around the top chased with scrolling foliage, the base decorated with betel leaves, mounted with a lid in similar style and mounted with a round finial.
Reference Number: A5167
19th Century French 18k gold mounted perfume bottle, the straight cut glass body set with a gold collar and hinged lid engraved with scrolling foliage. Hallmarked French small guarantee marks, comes in its original Tiffany & Co retail box.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5171
18th Century German Royal 18k gold snuff box, the lid set with an enamel plaque depicting Venus & Adonis, engine-turned decoration on lid, sides and base, the borders of scarlet translucent enamel with white enamel pellets and laurel leaves, the pilasters hung with wreaths,
Hallmarked with French prestige marks including makers' mark for Freres Souchay, date letter S and charge of Julien Alaterre (active 1768-75) with shell 18ct mark (750), the rim with later initials in gothic script: St.A. / A.W.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5165
A Bentley chromium plated decanter by Ruddspeed, a fantastic piece of automobile from the 1960's.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5170
Pair of Mercedes Benz chromium plated decanter by Ruddspeed, a fantastic piece of automobile from the 1960's.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5169
