ANTIQUE 20thC JAPANESE SOLID SILVER TEA & COFFEE SET, MIYAMOTO, TOKYO c.1900
20th Century Japanese Meiji Period silver massive eight-piece tea & coffee service, exceptional and magnificent quality, embossed and applied with chrysanthemum flowers, blossoming cherry trees on matted ground, flowers partially applied with gold decoration, mounted with bamboo C-form handles and lids set with Iris bulbs.
Hallmarked with the Junjin marks (950+), Maker Miyamoto Skoko.
Reference Number: A5680
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century Japanese Meiji Period solid silver massive eight-piece tea & coffee service, exceptional and magnificent quality, embossed and applied with chrysanthemum flowers, blossoming cherry trees on matted ground, flowers partially applied with gold decoration, mounted with bamboo C-form handles and lids set with Iris bulbs.
Hallmarked with the Junjin marks (950+ high grade silver), Maker Miyamoto Skoko, active in Tokyo (1880 - present), high class manufacturer and retailer who held the Royal Warrant as the suppliers to the Imperial household, a rare privilege at the time.
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
KETTLE
Height: 35cm
Width: 19 x 15cm
Weight: 1310g
COFFEE POT
Height: 29cm
Width: 23 x 15cm
Weight: 870g
TEAPOT
Height: 14cm
Width: 22 x 14cm
Weight: 525g
SUGAR BOWL & LID
Height: 12cm
Width: 18 x 12cm
Weight: 395g
WAIST BOWL
Height: 8cm
Width: 12cm
Weight: 250g
CREAM JUG
Height: 10cm
Width: 17 x 10cm
Weight: 360g
TEA CADDY
Height: 14cm
Width: 10cm
Weight: 305g
SUGAR TONGS
Height: 12cm
Weight: 25g
