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A Japanese five-piece silver garniture, Asahi, early 20th century.

Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
577 - 770 EUR
664 - 886 USD
Hammer price
9 500 SEK
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Japanese five-piece silver garniture, Asahi, early 20th century.

Marked 998. Asahi. Decorated with cherry blossom. Comprising: a hairbrush, length 23 cm, a mirror, 26 cm, a clothing brush, length 18 cm, a round box, diameter 9 cm, a rectangular box on a tray, length tray 19 cm.

Dents.

Provenance

From the collection of Eskil (Viktor Sofokles) Ågren (1897-1969), site manager of Svenska Tändsticksaktiebolaget (Swedish Match) in Asia, the family lived in Shanghai and Kobe during the years 1927-1934. Manager of Västerviks tändsticks AB after the return to Sweden.