RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 21st May, 2018.
19th Century Chinese silver & enamel vase, the sides are decorated with shaded enamel, depicting blooming chrysanthemums and an exotic bird, cross-key boarders and applied with pierced floral handles. The vase is of good traditional size and features stunning workmanship.
Hallmarked with Chinese marks (tested 900+ standard), Bao Cheng.
Reference Number: A5345
19th Century Victorian Monumental silver two-handled serving tray, exceptionally large and heavy, of shaped oval form, the applied cast rim decorated with acanthus leaves and shells at intervals, tray beautifully chased with scrolls and flowers on matted ground, each side terminating with heavily decorated acanthus leaves capped scroll handles. The center is engraved with large stylized initials JME.
Hallmarked English Silver (925 ), London, year 1842 (G), Maker's mark crowned CRGS (Charles Reily & George Storer), inventory number 430.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5347
19th Century American five piece tea and coffee service on tray, comprising a coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, waist bowl, cream jug and massive tray, each piece on four chrysanthemum-clad feet, with fluted body, the shaped rectangular tray with chrysanthemum border and engraved floral design.
Tea set hallmarked "Sterling Silver" (925-1000 standard), pattern 5960 year 1880, all bearing the Maker's mark "TIFFANY & CO", order number 2120.
Tray hallmarked "Sterling Silver" (925-1000 standard), pattern number 6682 year 1881, order number 1055, this tray rare tray was designed by Charles Grosjean for Tiffany & Co.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5288
20th Century Thai rare silver & niello photograph frame. Upright rectangular form with curved triangular surmount, centred with emblematic roundel depicting the Thai royal crest, frame boarder decorated with dense floral ground, vacant reserve to the lower border, wood back with support. Hallmarked with indistinct marks.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5344
20th Century Indian Colonial silver repousse large tea tray, the border is profusely and beautifully repousse' decorated with hunting scenes in landscape, beaded boarder, the twin handles realistically modelled as elephants heads holding flowers. Bombay (Mumbai) style is distinctive in its style and combines design elements from; Cutch, Burma, Siam, Bengal and Lucknow regions, pieces often made by master silversmith of very high quality.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5336
19th Century French Aesthetic Movement silver bachelor tea & coffee set, comprising of coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug, tray and cup with saucer. The set is extremely unusual in design and finely crafted, engraved with highly-decorative flowers and birds in the oriental inspired style.
Hallmarked French silver (950), Paris, year 1870-90, Maker's mark A.A in a lozenge (unknown to me), each base is stamped "E. MAYER" retailer's mark.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5332
Late-19th Century Chinese export solid silver three piece tea set, comprising of teapot, lidded sugar bowl and milk jug, each melon shaped body applied with flowers and birds decoration in relief, spout, handle and finials modelled as a bamboo branches, outstanding quality and very heavy gauge.
Hallmarked Chinese Export "90" (900 ), Retailer's mark "WH" for Wang Hing,.
Reference Number: A2461
20th Century Norwegian silver & enamel games box, the lid applied with a band of blue, red and white guilloche enamel. Hallmarked Sterling (925), Norway, Oslo, Maker Jacob Tostrup.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5335