RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 17th August, 2020
19th Century Chinese silver & glass jardiniere, of hexagonal form, applied with unusual twin dragon handles and standing on elephant head supports, sides decorated with transparent cross-key pattern and each side set with a different panel depicting figures, flowers, dragon and fish. Inside fitted with a clear glass liner and raised on a pierced hardwood stand.
Hallmarked with Chinese character mark and KL for Retailer Guang Li and maker You Ji 記苃.
Reference Number: A6408
19th Century Russian Icon of Christ Pantocrator, covered with a silver-gilt elaborate repoussé and chased oklad, the borders with enamel ornament, richly gilt.
Hallmarked Russian silver 84 (875), Moscow, year 1890, Maker's mark in Cyrillic for Pavel Ovchinnikov.
Reference Number: B6425
19th Century Imperial Russian silver-gilt and cloisonne' enamel tobacco jar and cover, richly gilt and beautifully enamelled with multicolored scrolling foliage, flowers and geometric pan-slavic motifs on stippled ground, with the original owners initials HP, jar supported on four claw and ball feet, the cover is surmounted by an enamelled finial.
Hallmarked Russian silver (916), Moscow, French import marks, Maker's mark in Cyrillic for Pavel Ovchinnikov.
Reference Number: A6394
19th Century Chinese export silver three piece tea set, comprising of teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug, each spherical body applied with exquisite dragons in relief, spout, handle and feet modelled as a bamboo branch and lids mounted with cherry tree blossom branch.
Hallmarked Chinese Export 90 (tested 900+), Maker's mark in Chinese and Retailers mark WH for Wang Hing.
Reference Number: A6359