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Antique Japanese Silver & Enamel Cream Jug & Sugar Bowl c.1890
REF: C8565 / LA489372
£2,450
€2,862
$3,082
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Description
Exceptional, fine and impressive antique Japanese silver and enamel cream jug and sugar bowl set; part of our Japanese silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Japanese silver cream jug and covered sugar bowl have a circular pumpkin-shaped form.
This antique silver bowl and cream jug each have an incurved segmented form accented with applied stemmed cherry blossom designs, accented with enamel decoration.
The impressive sugar bowl is fitted with an impressive cinquefoil shaped push fit cover, ornamented with a continuation of stemmed blossom designs and surmounted with a cast and applied finial realistically modelled in the form of a butterfly, incorporating further multi-coloured enamel decoration.
Each component of thissilver jug and bowl set is fitted with silver bamboo stalk handles, accented with leaf designs.
Such examples of enamel decorated teaware are rare to the market, and becoming increasingly difficult to locate in this fine condition.
We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his help in identifying this exceptional antique piece.
Maker: Sanju Saku
Origin: Yokohama, Japan
measurements
Cream Jug:-
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 14cm/5.51'
Width 8.4cm/3.31'
Height 8.5cm/3.35'
Sugar Bowl:-
Length across handles 16.6cm/6.54'
Width 10.7cm/4.21'
Height 8.5cm/3.35'
Weight:-
16.2 troy ounces/505.3g
measurements
declaration
AC Silver has clarified that the Antique Japanese Silver & Enamel Cream Jug & Sugar Bowl c.1890 (LA489372) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1890
declaration
condition
condition
This antique silver cream and sugar set is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The Japanese hallmarks struck to the underside of each piece are very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of Japanese silver and enamel jug and bowl set.