13th May, 2026 11:00
European Works of Art, Objects & Silver
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◉ A JAPANESE SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET ON SILVER-MOUNTED WOOD TRAY, MIYAMOTO SHOKO, TOKYO, CIRCA 1925
the circular tea set with bark-like texturing to the octagonally faceted sides, the teapot inscribed to underside, the oblong tray with rim mounts to the gallery including handles, tea set with 'Jungin' and four character 'Miyamoto Shoko' seal marks, tray 38.5cm long, tea set 809g including ivory insulators to teapot
The inscription reads: Presented by H.M. Ambassador and Staff of the Embassy and Colleagues at H.M. Consulate-General Yokohama and H.M. Consulate Tokyo, 10th February 1926.
Provenance: given as a wedding present to Mr and Mrs Bernard Flynn by fellow members of the British Diplomatic corps in Japan in 1926; thence by family descent to the vendor.
Miyamoto-Shoko Co. Ltd. was founded by Masaru Miyamoto in Tokyo in 1880, becoming a purveyor to the Imperial Household in 1899, and still with premises in the city's Ginza district to this day.
Ivory Declaration Submission Reference: NRVF43DB
Sold for £1,700
the circular tea set with bark-like texturing to the octagonally faceted sides, the teapot inscribed to underside, the oblong tray with rim mounts to the gallery including handles, tea set with 'Jungin' and four character 'Miyamoto Shoko' seal marks, tray 38.5cm long, tea set 809g including ivory insulators to teapot
The inscription reads: Presented by H.M. Ambassador and Staff of the Embassy and Colleagues at H.M. Consulate-General Yokohama and H.M. Consulate Tokyo, 10th February 1926.
Provenance: given as a wedding present to Mr and Mrs Bernard Flynn by fellow members of the British Diplomatic corps in Japan in 1926; thence by family descent to the vendor.
Miyamoto-Shoko Co. Ltd. was founded by Masaru Miyamoto in Tokyo in 1880, becoming a purveyor to the Imperial Household in 1899, and still with premises in the city's Ginza district to this day.
Ivory Declaration Submission Reference: NRVF43DB
Auction: European Works of Art, Objects & Silver, 13th May, 2026
Auction Location: London, UK
The auction ‘European Works of Art, Objects and Silver’ is one of our biannual live sales offering a range of ceramics, sculpture, works of art and silver from around the world, as well as objects of vertu.
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