RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 17th November, 2019

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ANTIQUE 19thC JAPANESE SOLID SILVER & MIX METAL ROOSTER c.1890

19th Century Japanese Meiji period silver figure of a rooster, on a carved wooden stand. Naturalistically cast and carved as a long-tail rooster facing forwards, the details of head finished in copper, applied yellow and rose gold feathers. Apparently unmarked, but tested to be 950+ high grade silver, attributed to Koreyoshi.

Reference Number: C6382

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ANTIQUE 19thC RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL BOX, ROBERT KOKHUN c.1891

19th Century Imperial Russian silver trompe l'oeil box, rectangular cushion shaped and twist-rope tied, richly gilt interior, lid engraved with crowned initials CK.

Hallmarked Russian Silver 84 (875), St-Petersburg, Assay master A.F (Aleksandr Frans Far-der-Flit, 1882-1894), Maker's mark in Cyrillic P.K for Robert Kokhun.

Reference Number: A6029

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ANTIQUE 19thC CHINESE EXPORT SOLID SILVER DRAGON MUG, ZHUN ZHAO JI c.1880

19th Century Chinese export silver mug, tapering form, the double walled body is beautifully decorated in relief with dragons amongst clouds, very crisp and detailed, centering a shield engraved with elaborate initials, the handle is beautifully modelled as a dragon.

Hallmarked Chinese Export silver (900+), Maker's mark in Chinese for Zhun Zhao Ji.

Reference Number: A6060