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Lot 21 Details
Exhibition of Jewels, Objects and Silver. 10-31 October 2015
A SILVER FLOWER VASE
A baluster-shaped silver flower vase...
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Lot 8 Details
Contemporary & Period Silverware. 25 Sep-6 Oct 2012
AN 'AQUA FLOWER' ...
This is a beautiful cool aqua green glass ...
View Dimensions Height: 6 in (15.2 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 10 in (25.4 cm)
Lot 29 Details
Decorative Arts. 20-29 July 2017
SILVER FRUIT...
Circa 1940sStamped with British...
View Dimensions An elegant circular silver fruit bowl, with a pierced gallery rim, supported on a pedestal foot. Founded in 1775 as a small silver atelier in Sheffield, England, Mappin & Webb is now famed for its exquisite jewellery, silverware, glassware, watches and lifestyle accessories. With a list of illustrious clientele to its credit, including the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, the last Czar of Russia Nicholas II, Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, Harry Houdini and Grace Kelly, Mappin & Webb has established itself as a premier luxury brand catering to the true connoisseur. The company was started by Jonathan Mappin, and gradually expanded by his son and grandsons. In 1849, with a showroom opening in London, Joseph Mappin,great grandson, incorporated the business as Mappin Brothers Ltd. with his three brothers. In 1860 the youngest brother, John Mappin, broke away and started his own business, Mappin & Company at 77 - 78 Oxford Street, London, and was joined by his brother-in-law, George Webb, two years later. Mappin, Webb & Co. was formed in 1864, even as Mappin Brothers Ltd.-owned Joseph and Edward Mappin-expanded with stores opening around the world. The two companies were consolidated in 1899 when John Mappin acquired Mappin Brothers Ltd. Mappin & Webb’s relationship with the Monarchy was formalised in 1897, when Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted them a Royal Warrant as silversmiths. Mappin & Webb has held a Royal Warrant as silversmiths to each of the subsequent sovereigns. Today, Mappin & Webb holds a Royal Warrant as Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen and as Silversmiths to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
Lot 16 Details
Select Indian Antiquities & Collectibles. 18 Apr-1 May 2013
Urali
Bronze20th Century...
View Dimensions This vessel is called an 'Urali' in the local parlance of Kerala, South India. The casting is perfect, and the gauge of the metal is very thick as compared to recent reproductions. The artistic work is superior, and the vessel extremely strong. These vessels were used in the large temples of Southern India for the preparation of sweet dishes, which were offered to the presiding deity of the temple and thereafter distributed to the devotees. They had to be placed on large logs of cindering wood when cooking, and had to be of a particular thickness to withstand the heat. They were also used for the preparation of ayurvedic medicines. However, these vessels are slowly becoming a thing of the past as such fine casting and excellent workmanship are rarely seen any more.
Lot 3 Details
BOHEMIAN DOUBLE...
Bohemia, Czech Republic, 20th Century...
View Dimensions A fine white over green double overlay glass vase with floral motifs.The history of glass in Bohemia dates back to the 13th century, but it wasn't until the Art Nouveau movement when the trade and distribution of glassware spread across Europe and South America, that it was internationally recognised as an art form."When used in reference to glass, "bohemian" is often used to describe 19th-century faceted and engraved, bright-colored beakers, bowls, goblets and vases,that were available throughout Europe, America, and many other parts of the world." (Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, "The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass, 1820-1935," Corning Museum of Glass, 5 October 2011, online)Tracing its origins to the present-day Czech Republic and Poland (Bohemia and Silesia), Bohemian glass art evolved from centuries of experimentation in glass-making.The 16th and 17th centuries saw different traditions of hand-cut and engraved glass styles develop, with craftsmen adapting techniques such as gem engraving on to the glass.Glass cutting methods in intaglio, where designs were inscribed into the surface, and high relief forms, acquired sophistication.In the mid-19th century, glassmakers started using opaque and colourful marbled glass such as Marmoriertes and Lithyalin, making way for the Art Nouveau period Bohemian glass that is renowned today.Glass pieces during this period were often classic vases that shaped to take the form of seashells, flowers, and tree trunks.There are two kinds of Bohemian glass works in this exhibition. Lot 1 is the traditional, hand-cut decorative glass, and lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 are double overlay glass pieces.
Lot 30 Details
1963Stamped with British hallmarks; ...
View Dimensions A circular silver pedestal fruit bowl, with a floral border. Founded in 1775 as a small silver atelier in Sheffield, England, Mappin & Webb is now famed for its exquisite jewellery, silverware, glassware, watches and lifestyle accessories. With a list of illustrious clientele to its credit, including the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, the last Czar of Russia Nicholas II, Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, Harry Houdini and Grace Kelly, Mappin & Webb has established itself as a premier luxury brand catering to the true connoisseur. The company was started by Jonathan Mappin, and gradually expanded by his son and grandsons. In 1849, with a showroom opening in London, Joseph Mappin,great grandson, incorporated the business as Mappin Brothers Ltd. with his three brothers. In 1860 the youngest brother, John Mappin, broke away and started his own business, Mappin & Company at 77 - 78 Oxford Street, London, and was joined by his brother-in-law, George Webb, two years later. Mappin, Webb & Co. was formed in 1864, even as Mappin Brothers Ltd.-owned Joseph and Edward Mappin-expanded with stores opening around the world. The two companies were consolidated in 1899 when John Mappin acquired Mappin Brothers Ltd. Mappin & Webb’s relationship with the Monarchy was formalised in 1897, when Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted them a Royal Warrant as silversmiths. Mappin & Webb has held a Royal Warrant as silversmiths to each of the subsequent sovereigns. Today, Mappin & Webb holds a Royal Warrant as Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen and as Silversmiths to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
Lot 15 Details
CRYSTAL TRINKET...
Height: 5.5 in (14 cm)Width: 9 in...
Lot 5 Details
View Dimensions A fine white over red double overlay glass decanter with floral motifs.The history of glass in Bohemia dates back to the 13th century, but it wasn't until the Art Nouveau movement when the trade and distribution of glassware spread across Europe and South America, that it was internationally recognised as an art form."When used in reference to glass, "bohemian" is often used to describe 19th-century faceted and engraved, bright-colored beakers, bowls, goblets and vases,that were available throughout Europe, America, and many other parts of the world." (Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, "The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass, 1820-1935," Corning Museum of Glass, 5 October 2011, online)Tracing its origins to the present-day Czech Republic and Poland (Bohemia and Silesia), Bohemian glass art evolved from centuries of experimentation in glass-making.The 16th and 17th centuries saw different traditions of hand-cut and engraved glass styles develop, with craftsmen adapting techniques such as gem engraving on to the glass.Glass cutting methods in intaglio, where designs were inscribed into the surface, and high relief forms, acquired sophistication.In the mid-19th century, glassmakers started using opaque and colourful marbled glass such as Marmoriertes and Lithyalin, making way for the Art Nouveau period Bohemian glass that is renowned today.Glass pieces during this period were often classic vases that shaped to take the form of seashells, flowers, and tree trunks.There are two kinds of Bohemian glass works in this exhibition. Lot 1 is the traditional, hand-cut decorative glass, and lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 are double overlay glass pieces.
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