RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 3rd May, 2017
19th Century Imperial Russian Art Nouveau silver & leather bound document folder, of rectangular form, the silver cover engraved with a presentation inscription and surrounded by a part gilt, two tone gold, art nouveau boarder and joined initials, the center bearing presentation inscription 'Jemoignage de haute estime a notre cher et adore Professeur Dr Roux eternellements reconnoissants Alexandre et Olga Pissarenko 1907'. Hallmarked Russian silver 84, Maker's mark for Pavel Americanchev.
Reference Number: A4686
19th Century Victorian silver mug, very heavy gauge, of tapering form and skirted foot with a C-shaped handle. Hallmarked English silver (925), London, year 1898 (c), Maker's mark CB for Charles Boyton II.
Reference Number: A4689
19th Century German Silver figural Neff ship, in the style of the 15th-16th Century examples, impressively large and very detailed. The two-masted galleon with pierced gallery and crew on board deck and crows nests. The hull decorated in relief with nautical and mythological scenes and applied with a mask and anchor, the hull supported by an impressive figural stem modelled like a Triton. Hallmarked with German Hanau marks for Karl Kaltenback & Sohne.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4681
