A CLOISONNÉ BOX AND COVER, TAISHO PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 5, 04:06 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A CLOISONNÉ BOX AND COVER, TAISHO PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY
the rectangular box with flush-fitting cover and rounded corners, decorated in various coloured cloisonné enamels and thicknesses of silver wire on a greyish ground, with rice farmers in a field before distant hills, the rim with oak leaves and acorns, brocade lining, silver mounts
18 cm., 7⅛ in. long
Presented to Mr and Mrs Duncan Mackenzie Macfarlane, OBE, by HIH Princess Chichibu. Duncan L.M. Macfarlane (1907-1998) moved to Japan in the 1930s and became representative in Kobe of MacDonald Hunter and Co., a shipping company. He retired in 1962 and was awarded the OBE for his services to shipping and British interests in Japan, and the Order of The Sacred Treasure from the Japanese government. He was a vice chairman of the Japan Society, England, 1963-1981.