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These vases are wonderful examples of the exceptional quality and beauty of Bohemian glass. Bohemia was a historic region (today part of the Czech Republic) which was internationally renowned for its glassware. Antique Bohemian glass is now highly sought after and considered very collectable. The vases feature bulbous bodies on circular feet, with knopped trumpet necks and petalled mouths. The vases have been crafted from green glass and decorated with a parcel gilt white overlay.
Crown
Silver, parcel gilt, gilt metal set with paste gems
ca. 1863
Germany
This crown was made for a statue of the Virgin Mary, to remind worshipers of her coronation by Jesus Christ and her high status as ‘Queen of Heaven’.
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT TORCHERE
A Royal Teapot
Unlike most Chinese silver, this royal teapot comes with an indisputable provenance. The silver mark on the teapot reads ??? Huang Zhao Mao, a Chinese silversmith, who worked in Bangkok during the 19th century. Not much is known about Huang Zhao Mao other than it is recognised that important pieces were acquired through the retail house F W Margrett & Co in Bangkok. The teapot is known to have belonged to an old Siamese nobleman, a once Governor of Pattani, who probably acquired the teapot circa 1875 during the reign of King Chulalongkorn the Great [King Rama V]. The tea pot was known as “The Royal Teapot” and is said to have only been used in the presence of Siamese royalty. The last known time it was used was during a visit of King Pattani [Vajiravudh], King Rama VI. This royal parcel gilded teapot displays the finest silver-making skills of a Chinese silversmith operating within the context of Siamese traditional culture - only gold items were allowed for royal usage. A letter, dated 1936, exists from Frank Margrett of F.W. Margrett, Bangkok [Purveyors of silver to H.H. The Sultan of Johore], attesting to the provenance of this item.
circa 1805 Swedish late Gustavian period neoclassical parcel gilt and painted torchere
BED
PARCEL GILT CAST IRON
WORKSHOP OF VICTOR ANDRÉ
MID-19TH CENTURY
The Ulm Münster Book-Covers
Silver, parcel gilt
1506 (circa)
1800-1866 (central roundel)
Germany
