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An exceptional, large, Elkington aesthetic vase, fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1879. The vase uses copper plating on sterling silver to recreate the effect of mixed metal silver that Tiffany launched to great effect at the 1878 Paris International Exhibtion.
The vase perfectly captures the global influence of Japan on design at this time via Tiffany in New York, to Paris, to Birmingham. The strict English assay laws make this an exceptionally rare combination in English silver and even rarer to find a hallmarked piece.
The vase is decorated with Japanese motifs in silver, silver gilt (worn) and copper. The handles show more of a Chinese influence and are of dragons in silver with bands of copper. The design of the vase is attributed to Adolphe Wilms, Elkington’s leading designer at the time
Dimensions
30cm tallCondition report
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