A Japanese Silver "Dragon" Five-piece Tea and Coffee Set with similar Two-handled Chinese Export Tray, early 20th century

Estimate

16,000 - 18,000 USD

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Description

height of kettle on stand 10in. (25.5cm); length of tray over handles 29in. (74cm)

comprising: Teapot, Coffee Pot, Creamer, Covered Sugar Bowl, and Kettle on Lampstand, the hammered bodies embossed with dragons, whiskered dragon handles and spouts, the shaped rectangular tray with incurved sides, inhabited landscape borders, and dragon handles surrounding a large engraved landscape of a lake, pavilions, and distant masts, the hollowware pieces marked on bases with a turtle in a triangle for Sanju