RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 5th October, 2022
Reference Number: A8222
19th Century Chinese Export Silver three piece tea set, comprising of a teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug, each pear shaped body is beautifully chased with grazing cranes and exotic birds in flight amongst bamboo on a matted surface, each body applied with an intricately modeled bamboo handles and finial, simply outstanding quality.
Hallmarked with Chinese export marks, Artisan mark in Chinese and Retailer WH for Wang Hing.
Reference Number: A8144
19th Century Chinese silver three piece tea set, comprising of teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug and later added sugar tongs, each melon shaped body applied with exquisite chrysanthemum flowers in relief, spout, handle and feet modelled as a bamboo branch and lids mounted with a melon vine. Comes in its original wooden box with brass mounted handle.
Hallmarked Chinese Export 90, Maker's mark in Chinese and Retailers mark LW for Luen Wo.
Reference Number: A8374
19th Century French silver tea & coffee service on tray, comprising of a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and large oval tray. Each piece with panel reserves, cast as putto in various pursuits, the tray handles capped with cast reclining putto, exceptional high quality and extremely heavy gauge, bbeautifully engraved with scrolls and flowers throughout and intricately ornate boarders.
Hallmarked French Minerva (950 silver), Paris, inventory numbers 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 4394, Makers mark Odiot.