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A FINE AND UNUSUAL GILT SILVER PRESENTATION BOX Frederick Elkington’s studios were at the center of the Arts and Crafts
Frederick Elkington, Birmingham, 1876 movement in Birmingham England in the late 19th century. Elkington,
Of square form, the upper panel hinged for opening, and wrapped Mason & Co, and later Elkington & Co., mastered the process of
by a faux tie, the gilt washed silver engraved on five of the sides with electroplating but also continued to do traditional silversmithing as
auspicious symbols and bird and flower imagery, surrounded by leafy seen in this unusual presentation box. The Chinese themes on this box
scrolling vines, two of the sides bearing a cartouche enclosing the represents the Asian influence of the Aesthetic Movement and is also
Chinese characters reading Huan Zhu or Huan Cong, with a third seen on a tea service by Elkington & Co. now in the collection of the
cartouche on the lid with an indecipherable inscription, marked along Victoria and Albert Museum (M.48-2009, M.49-2009, M.50-2009). The
the upper edge of one side panel Frederick Elkington, Birmingham, V & A tea service is also dated 1876.
1876.
55.1oz (1562gm)
7 x 6 5/8 x 6 1/2in (18 x 16.9 x 16.5cm)
US$5,000 - 7,000
1876年 鎏金銀禮盒 英國伯明翰Frederick Elkinton製
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