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A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.

A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 310 - 1 750 EUR
1 380 - 1 840 USD
Hammer price
30 000 SEK
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Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A box with a Japanese silver tea and coffee service by Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo, early 20th Century.

Makers mark of Miyamoto Shoko. Comprising; a tray 59,5x38 cm, 2837 gram. A coffee pot height 18.5 cm. 680 gram. A small pot, height 15 cm, 360 gram. A tea pot with burner and stand, höjd 32 cm, vikt 1400 gram. Sugerbowl, length 15 cm, 272 gram, a suger plier, length 11 cm, 38 gram, a milk jug, 11 cm, 251 gram. The silk clad box also marked Miyamoto Shoko, Tokyo. Measurment of box 45x65x18 cm. Total Weight of silver 5838 gram.

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Provenance

From the collection of a Scandinavian nobleman, who had a long diplomatic career starting, in the 1920s as a young attache in China, later on as ambassador in China.

Literature

Miyamoto Shoko was one of the most prolific Japanese silversmiths and retailers at the turn of the 20th century. In 1880, the founder of the firm Masaru Miyamoto started his business in Tokyo as the salesman of silver cigarette cases and tobacco to foreigners.

During the Meiji era, when Japan completed its 200-year isolation and opened its borders to other countries, the interest in Japanese silverware started to grow immensely, it’s precisely in 1890 when Miyamoto founded the Miyamoto Shoko company.

The firm produced diverse high-quality silverware and had an extensive range of tea and coffee sets, bowls, snuff boxes, spoons, souvenirs and other items. Usually peculiarly decorated with traditional Japanese motifs, such as chrysanthemum flowers, blossoming cherry trees, bamboo leaves, Miyamoto silver items were also created in Victorian and Georgian designs, which appealed mostly to the Western clientele.

Because of its superb craftsmanship, the firm soon received a Royal Warrant and became the purveyor of Imperial Household Agency in 1899. Their works adorned the interior furnishings of the royal guesthouses and the banquets held for dignitaries. The company also produced exceptional silver gifts for many foreign diplomatic missions.

Today the Imperial family continues to favour Miyamoto Shoko, the finest examples of their silverware were recently presented as birthday gifts to Aiko, Princess Toshi, the only daughter of current Emperor Naruhito of Japan and to his nieces Princess Mako and Princess Kako of Akishino.

The philosophy of Masaru Miyamoto was to "love customers, love products, love employees" and the company Miyamoto Shoko still stays true to this motto. Well-loved by the customers since the Meiji era, the company is still producing exquisite 925/1000 silverware.