Koga Iijima (1829-1900)
Leaping Trout
Date: Late nineteenth century.
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi / Daikokuya.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Size: Shikishiban. Approximately 9.25 x 9 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Back toned. Front very good with a few faint marks in sky an left edge toning.
Note: The fish in this wonderful design is highlighted with mica.
Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918)
Winter Landscape
Date: Early twentieth century.
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi / Daikokuya.
Sealed by the artist.
Size: Shikishiban. Approximately 9.25 x 9 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
The print has backing paper attached at the left and right edges only.
Condition: Very good with left edge vertical crease corresponding to the location where backing paper is attached.
Shodo Kawarazaki (1889-1973)
Iris
Date: 1950s. Later edition.
Size: Oban. 15.75 x 10.75 inches.
Artist's seal lower left.
Publisher: Unsodo. Publisher, carver, and printer seals at left margin.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Shodo Kawarazaki (1889-1973)
Wisteria
Date: 1950s. Later edition.
Size: Oban. 15.5 x 10.75 inches.
Artist's seal lower right.
Publisher: Unsodo. Publisher, carver, and printer seals at left margin.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Shodo Kawarazaki (1889-1973)
Fukayama Tsuji
Date: 1950s. Later edition.
Size: Oban. 16 x 10.75 inches.
Artist's seal upper left.
Publisher: Unsodo. Publisher, carver, and printer seals at left margin.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Shodo Kawarazaki (1889-1973)
Bamboo
Date: 1950s. Later edition.
Size: Oban. 15.75 x 10.75 inches.
Artist's seal lower left.
Publisher: Unsodo. Publisher, carver, and printer seals at left margin.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Modern sterling silver porringer. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with straight sides. Cast open cinquefoil handle inset with acorn-nibbling squirrel. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 23111, director’s letter m (1907-47), and wartime star (1943-5). Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 5 7/8 x D 4 1/2 in. Weight: 6.5 troy ounces. #BZ175
German 800 silver figural stirrup cup, ca 1910. Cast boar head with flexed-back ears, fierce eyes, funny snout, and fearsome teeth and tusks. Bowl straight and tapering with tooled bands; gilt-washed interior. Marked. Very good condition with nice patina.
Pocket-sized dimensions: H 4 1/2 x W 1 7/8 in. Heavy weight: 5 troy ounces. #BZ597
American Art Deco sterling silver tray, ca 1925. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular with chamfered corners, tapering sides, and molded rim. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no. 47/4, and phrase “Hand Made”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 3/4 x W 16 x D 12 in. Weight: 43.8 troy ounces. #BY625
American Art Deco sterling silver tray, ca 1925. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular with chamfered corners, tapering sides, and molded rim. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no. 47/4 and phrase “Hand Made”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 3/4 x W 16 x D 12 in. Weight: 43.8 troy ounces. #BY624
American Art Deco sterling silver tray, ca 1925. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular with chamfered corners, tapering sides, and molded rim. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no. 25/4, and phrase “Hand Made”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 3/4 x W 13 3/4 x D 10 1/4 in. Weight: 23.8 troy ounces. #BY623
George VI sterling silver box. Made by WH Manton in Birmingham in 1938. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. Cedar-lined and partitioned interior; wood lined underside. Fully marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 2 3/4 x W 7 1/8 x D 3 3/4 in. Gross weight: 18 troy ounces. #BZ609
German 800 silver lady’s shoe, ca 1920. Plain sole and low heel, and loose-mounted c-scroll strap. Chased leafing and flowering scrolls on stippled ground. Hanau marks. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 2 5/8 x L 7 3/4 x W 2 3/8 in. Heavy weight: 6.8 troy ounces. #BZ641
Set of 6 Belle Epoque cast 950 silver candlesticks in Louis XVI style, ca 1910. Made by J. Gruhier in France, ca 1910. Each: Spool socket with stepped and detachable bobeche. Tapering paneled shaft with stippled and elongated egg-and-dart; domed foot on octagonal base. Gadrooning and reeding. Substantial and elegant. Fully marked including Minerva head and maker’s stamp. Five have retailer’s stamp for Boin-Taburet, a Paris firm associated with adapting and reproducing historic French wares. ...
Pretty Art Nouveau sterling silver picture frame. Made by Meriden Britannia (part of International) in Connecticut, ca 1900. Rectangular window in flat surround with irregular interior rim. On front acid-etched wraparound scrolling leafing branch threaded-through corner circles; sides plain. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. C878. Very good condition with strong definition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 5 3/4 x W 4 1/2 in....
Traditional German gilt sterling silver stirrup cup, ca 1950. Conical bowl mounted with cast stag head—a furry, gaping beast with flexed-back ears and big antlers. Marked. Very good condition with nice toning.
Overall dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 5 1/4 x D 3 in. Weight: 10.5 troy ounces. #BZ595
Woman in Snow with Umbrella and Lantern
Artist: Unsigned.
Date: 1930s or earlier.
Size: 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Small raised bump at lower left.
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Asakusa Temple (Sensoji) Main Gate
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Round Takemura seal lower right.
Date: 1930s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.625 inches.
Title and Koitsu's Kiyoshi seal at left.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-136.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.