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ANOTHER PROPERTY

6281
ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOPS OF
NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI AND OTHERS
An extremely rare 36-piece set of silver
flatware with cloisonné enamel handles
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Comprising a set of 12 knives, forks and spoons, all set into rectangu-
lar handles worked on the front and back in colored enamels, aventu-
rine and gold and silver wires with geometric and floral patterns and
scenes of flowers and butterflies in reserves of zigzag and matsuka-
wabishi (pine-bark crest) shapes, the sides of the handles all carved
with chrysanthemum heads and scrolling vines and the necks of the
spoons and forks, and both sides of the knife blades carved with a
stylized dragon on a bamboo trellis in katakiribori
Knives: 7 7/8in (20cm); Forks: 7in ((17.7cm); Spoons: 7 1/8in (18.1cm)
long

US$40,000 - 60,000

For a nearly identical set of 12 Tiffany knives only, see William P. Hood,
Jr., Tiffany Silver Flatware, 1845-1905, When Dining Was an Art,
Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 1999, fig. 417a, and rear image
of dust jacket.

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