RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 23rd October, 2018
20th Century Spanish silver model of a ship, called a "Nef" in the style of the 15th-16th Century examples. The three-masted galleon with pierced gallery and crew on board deck and in crows nests. The hull decorated in relief with grotesque birds and applied with cannons, the hull supported by four grotesque birds.
Hallmarked with Spanish marks (915 silver, used from 1934)
Reference Number: A5548
19th Century Imperial Russian 14k gold snuff box, of cartouche form with bombe sides, the base carved out of amethyst, mounted with a gold lid, chased and engraved with foliate scrolls and set with a hand painted enamel plaque surrounded with a thick acanthus leave boarder, shaped thumbpiece.
Hallmarked with Russian 56 gold marks (585 standard), St. Petersburg, French guarantee marks (used 1838-present), Makers mark Indistinct, probably by Keibel.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5325
20th Century Cartier Art Deco 9 Carat gold extremely large compact, of rectangular form, inside bearing various open and closed compartments and a retracting lipstick, the top lid mounted with a sliding push-button, set with brilliant cut diamonds and square cut sapphires, all sides are engraved with reeded design, remnant of the period. The inside of the cover is set with a mirror and comes with its original, but rather worn Cartier gift case.
Hallmarked English 9k gold (375 standard), London, year 1936 (A), J.C (Jacques Cartier, Mansfield st, London). The compact comes from the collection of Beatrice Sigrist, (Lady Ormerod of aristocratic White Russian descent, the mother of Princess Fredericka Ann Guirey)
Reference Number: C7696
This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.
19th Century Imperial Russian silver 6 piece tea service on tray, comprising of hot water kettle, teapot, coffee pot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and cake basket, inside richly parcel gilt, of partially fluted design, resting on a flat foot, made in typical Russian pan-Slavic style. Hallmarked Russian silver, Maker's mark for Sazikov.
Reference Number: B5004
