Recent ACQUISITIONS - 29th May, 2018
20th Century Imperial Russian silver-gilt & cloisonne enamel tea glass holder, circular with upright scroll handle, spreading foot, body profusely decorated with floral motifs in vary-coloured cloisonné enamel within borders of white pellets, handle decorated in similar complimentary design. Hallmarked Russian silver 84 (875), Moscow, year 1908-1917, Maker's mark BA for Vasily Agafonov.
Reference Number: B5251
19th Century Indian silver tree-piece tea set, profusely and beautifully decorated with the typically Kashmiri stylized foliage known as chinar leaves and meandering vine, teapot standing on a square foot and sugar bowl and cream jug lotus shaped with a snake handle.
Not Hallmarked, but acid tested shows a 900+ standard, part gilt interior.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5361
19th Century Russian pan-Slavic silver-gilt & cloisonne' enamel large caviar serving spoon, the round bowl is applied on reverse with multi-coloured champleve enamel scrolls and cockerels on matted silver gilt ground withing blue and triangular boarders. The handle is decorated on both sides in complimentary style with two vacant cartooches, the spoon comes in its original leather bound presentation box.
Hallmarked Russian silver 88 (915), Moscow, year 1878, Assay master Victor Savinsky, Makers Mark NX for Ivan Khlebnikov.
Reference Number: A5333
Mid-18th Century French 18k gold & enamel snuff box, of oval form, all sides engraved with wavy engine turned decoration, surrounded by hand painted flowers, husk garlands and lapis lazuli enamel panels.
Hallmarked with indistinct 18th century French makers marks, French duty marks (eagle head), the box dates to the 1750-1760.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5324
Mid-18th Century French two-colour 18k gold snuff box, of oval form, engraved with engine turned decoration, within beaded boarders and garlands on a matted ground.
Hallmarked with 18th century French hallmarks, the box dates to the 1770-1790, later french owl guarantee mark.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5326