THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RECTANGULAR SILVER INLAID CABINET, MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 3, 04:10 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RECTANGULAR SILVER INLAID CABINET
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the iron cabinet inlaid in silver and gold hirazogan and nunumezogan, the door with a village scene, the sides with various shaped panels of fans, poem papers and cherry blossom depicting flowers and foliage, all inset on a silver geometric ground, the interior with three drawers
12 cm, 4 3/4 in. high
Michael Tomkinson Collection
Please see images of Michael Tomkinson and the interior of his museum for reference (the photographs are not included in this lot).
Edward Gilbertson and others, A Japanese Collection Made by Michael Tomkinson (London, 1898).