RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 4th January, 2021
19th Century French silver dinner service, very large and of heavy gauge. Consisting of; five serving oval dishes, four serving round plates, two lidded tureens and two sauce boats. Of traditional shape and decorated with elegant guilloché borders, applied with cast crowned masks above floral garlands, mounted with scrolled acanthus leaf handles and finials.
Hallmarked with French Silver minerva (950 standard), Paris, Maker's mark MON ODIOT for Maison Odiot.
Reference Number: A10084
This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.
19th Century Burmese (Myanmar) silver repousse' bowl, repousse' decorated in high detail and relief with scenes of agriculture, elephants helping to move timber, villagers sawing and carrying wood, ploughing the ground with two water buffalo, carrying water and planting crops. Surrounding the scenes and the top chased with scrolling foliage, at the base a band depicting naga tigers and vacant ribbon cartouches.
Reference Number: A6420
20th Century Tiffany & Co silver cigar box, made in a Russian style, with samorodok decoration, samorodok is a Russian word meaning that the metal is in its pure or natural state.
Hallmarked Sterling (925 standard), Portugal (Country of Retail), Tiffany & Co.
Reference Number: B6631b