Lot 92
  • 92

HIROSHI SUZUKI | 'Ayawind I' Vase

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Hiroshi Suzuki
  • 'Ayawind I' Vase
  • impressed HS 958 with London Assay Office marks
  • hammer-raised and chased Brittania silver 
  • 37 cm. 14 5/8 in.
  • Executed in 2005

Provenance

Adrian Sassoon, London
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2006

Exhibited

London, Goldsmiths Hall, Hiroshi Suzuki - Silver Wares, February - March 2010

Condition

Overall in very good condition. The surfaces exhibit minor oxidation and fine hairline scratches concentrated to the inner rim. The vase has been re-polished at some point.
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