Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 639
A JAPANESE INLAID-IRON AND SILVER BOWL AND COVER
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £699
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Description
A JAPANESE INLAID-IRON AND SILVER KASHIKI (BOWL AND COVER FOR CONFECTIONERY)
MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
The cover decorated with various seashells rendered in silver, copper and other alloys on the iron ground; the lower half modelled with bumps also reminiscent of a seashell, the inside lined in silver, 17cm. (2)