RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 15th October, 2020
19th Century Victorian silver candelabra. Each large seven-light and smaller four-light candelabra set with repousse neo-classical bobeches issuing from ram's head supports, decorated throughout with classical figures, beetles, frogs, and other natural and mythological winged creatures raised on a repousse base, supported by grotesque mask feet.
Hallmarked English Silver (925 Standard), London, year 1872 (r) and 1873 (s), Maker's mark AM for Alexander Macrae.
Reference Number: A6523 / A6368
19th Century Japanese Meiji period shibayama & enamel, filigree dish, the rich gold lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and coral, depicting various birds amongst sprays of peonies, wisteria and blossoming branches.
Reference Number: A6387