RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 4th October, 2018
20th Century Japanese silver large four-piece tea & coffee service, double walled, embossed and applied with Iris flowers in high relief, with plain C-form scroll handles and lids applied with realistically modelled Iris bulbs.
Hallmarked with the jungin mark (950+), Signed Kurokawa (Yoshikatsu Kurokawa)
Reference Number: A5512
19th Century Austrian silver-gilt and enamelled figural tazza, silver mounts richly gilt and domed bowl and base beautifully enamelled depicting romantic Renaissance scenes, extremely well painted, the body modelled as mermaid holding the cup above her head.
Hallmarked with Vienna city mark (A), French import marks (Swan), Maker HR for Hermann Ratzersdorfer.
Reference Number: A5287
20th Century Japanese Meiji period pair of silver water dragon photo frames, chased, embossed and applied with a water dragon in very high relief with applied flowing whiskers, mounted onto a newly refurbished blue velvet strut.
Tested (925+), Meiji period (1868-1912), Unsigned.
Reference Number: A5504