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Sat, Feb 5, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 794

Japanese Silver Tea Service

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Bishansha, Yokohama, c. 1900, square forms with applied bamboo decoration, teapot with jade finial, interlocking monogram, ivory spacers, 9-1/4 in. coffee pot, teapot, creamer, lidded sugar and bowl, 62.93 oz. T. gross weight; with silver plate sugar tongs

Provenance: Sheridan Wood Nicholson Revocable Trust; Sold to Benefit Environmental Charitable Causes

Note: ?This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.

Condition

creamer handle pushed in and rim bent; coffee pot handle reinforced at base; sugar finial loose and bent, top of handles bent and wear; teapot with replaced jade finial and spacers, dents and bent rim, all with small dents and wear

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