Japanese sterling silver novelty salt and pepper set in form of bucket / barrel

£150.00
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Wonderfully whimsical Japanese sterling silver salt and pepper cruet in the form of a bucket or water barrel with a glass liner and removable pepper pot. Dating to the Shōwa period, very similar pieces were made by Asahi Shoten, a silversmith company that opened in Kannai, Yokohama in 1906 and is known to this day for its premier tableware and fine jewellery.

Made in Japan, c. 1940’s.

30.51 g silver weight
46 g total
4 cm tall
3 x 4.5 cm

Excellent condition. Three tiny dings to body; nicks in one place near the rim

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Wonderfully whimsical Japanese sterling silver salt and pepper cruet in the form of a bucket or water barrel with a glass liner and removable pepper pot. Dating to the Shōwa period, very similar pieces were made by Asahi Shoten, a silversmith company that opened in Kannai, Yokohama in 1906 and is known to this day for its premier tableware and fine jewellery.

Made in Japan, c. 1940’s.

30.51 g silver weight
46 g total
4 cm tall
3 x 4.5 cm

Excellent condition. Three tiny dings to body; nicks in one place near the rim

Wonderfully whimsical Japanese sterling silver salt and pepper cruet in the form of a bucket or water barrel with a glass liner and removable pepper pot. Dating to the Shōwa period, very similar pieces were made by Asahi Shoten, a silversmith company that opened in Kannai, Yokohama in 1906 and is known to this day for its premier tableware and fine jewellery.

Made in Japan, c. 1940’s.

30.51 g silver weight
46 g total
4 cm tall
3 x 4.5 cm

Excellent condition. Three tiny dings to body; nicks in one place near the rim

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