RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 10th January, 2019
20th Century Japanese Meiji Period silver massive eight-piece tea & coffee service, exceptional and magnificent quality, embossed and applied with chrysanthemum flowers, blossoming cherry trees on matted ground, flowers partially applied with gold decoration, mounted with bamboo C-form handles and lids set with Iris bulbs.
Hallmarked with the Junjin marks (950+), Maker Miyamoto Skoko.
Reference Number: A5680
20th Century Imperial Russian silver-gilt and cloisonne' enamel sugar bowl and tongs, particularly large size and fine quality, richly gilt and beautifully enamelled with multicoloured stylised design on stippled ground and applied with stylised scroll handles.
The sugar bowl is hallmarked Russian silver 84 (875 standard), Moscow, 1908-1917, Maker's mark in Cyrillic G.S (Grigoriy Sbitnev), sugar tongs by Ivan Zaharov. The bowl also bearing later Soviet marks, was part of the Mazzoleni Collection, Milan.
Reference Number: A5615
20th Century Russian Imperial Order of St Stanislaus 2nd Class (Civil) badge / medal, the cross covered in translucent red enamel.
Hallmarked Russian Imperial Gold 56 (585 standard), St. Petersburg, year 1908-1917, workmaster's mark AK (Albert Kebel, one of the most important Russian Imperial jeweller specializing in enamelled medals and gold objects)
Reference Number: A5668