ANTIQUE 20thC RARE JAPANESE SOLID SILVER 4 PIECE TEA & COFFEE SET, SIGNED c.1920
20th Century Japanese Silver Tea and Coffee set, comprising of teapot, coffee pot, lidded sugar bowl and cream jug, each piece rests on scrolling feet, each egg-shaped body is beautifully chased and engraved with phoenix on a flowering tree with a landscape behind, the lids are double skinned and surmounted by a cast finial also modelled as a phoenix, all of them caught in various positions. Hallmarked with Japanese silver marks, most probably a Maker's mark (unknown to me), the silver has been acid tested and shows a 950+ standard.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A2815
DESCRIPTION
Antique 20th Century Japanese Solid Silver Tea and Coffee set, comprising of teapot, coffee pot, lidded sugar bowl and cream jug, each piece rests on scrolling feet, each egg-shaped body is beautifully chased and engraved with phoenix on a flowering tree with a landscape behind, the lids are double skinned and surmounted by a cast finial also modelled as a phoenix, all of them caught in various positions.
The quality of the set is exceptional, lovely and delicate design, a masterpiece by one of the finest artistic cultures ever existed.
Each base is Hallmarked with Japanese silver marks, most probably a Maker's mark (unknown to me), the silver has been acid tested and shows a 950+ standard (Japanese silversmiths used the highest silver standard, and are known to be the best in the world). This set probably dates between the late Meiji period (1910) and the 1920's.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - no damage, just general wear.
TEAPOT
Height: 17.3cm
Width: 18.7 x 11.5cm
COFFEE POT
Height: 20.5cm
Width: 22 x 12cm
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 12cm
Width: 12.5 x 9.5cm
CREAM JUG
Height: 10cm
Width: 12 x 8cm
TOTAL WEIGHT: 1420g
