![19c Japanese lacquer KUSHI hair COMB branches & silver flowers: Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with black and lacquer decoration of pendant branches with leaves and inlaid silver florets. Beautifully made, very nice lacquering,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315858_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
Meiji Silver
![19c Japanese lacquer KUSHI hair COMB branches & silver flowers: Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with black and lacquer decoration of pendant branches with leaves and inlaid silver florets. Beautifully made, very nice lacquering,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315858_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
![19c Japanese silver gold shakudo KUSHI hair COMB setsubun beans: Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) encased in silver sheath with gold and shakudo inlays representing beans thrown during setsubun ceremony performed at the New](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315867_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
![19c Japanese lacquer KUSHI hair COMB turtle shell CASTLE by GYOKUHIRA: Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese turtle shell kushi (hair comb) with silver lacquer decoration presenting a view of the upper part of a castle with distant hills in the background. I believe](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315820_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
![A LARGE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER INLAID decorated with motifs and set with a tiger: A LARGE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER INLAID decorated with motifs and set with a tiger finial. 48cm high.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3161/332663/179452299_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717773100)
![18K Yellow Gold Sapphire & Meiji Period Japanese Silver Manju Pendant: 18K Yellow Gold Sapphire & Meiji Period Japanese Silver Manju Pendant containing oval sapphire weighing approximately 0.50 cts. Total weight is 23.5 gm. Estimated retail value $1,280.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6100/333039/179793289_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718127566)
![18K Yellow Gold Sapphire & Meiji Period Japanese Silver Manju Pendant: 18K Yellow Gold Sapphire & Meiji Period Japanese Silver Manju Pendant containing oval sapphire weighing approximately 0.50 cts. Total weight is 23.5 gm. Estimated retail value $1,280.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6100/333122/179834075_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718221575)
![Elegant Japanese Tanto Dagger, Meiji Period 1868-1912: Elegant Japanese tanto dagger, Meiji Period 1868-1912. Elegant form with an excellent red and black speckled lacquer scabbard, removable silver inlaid snake knife. The scabbard features bronze gilt lo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4859/332532/179346457_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717627095)
![A JAPANESE MEIJI SOLID SILVER FOUR PIECE TEA SET c.1900: A JAPANESE MEIJI SOLID SILVER FOUR PIECE TEA SET c.1900 A JAPANESE MEIJI SOLID SILVER FOUR PIECE TEA SET c.1900 Antique early-20th Century Japanese solid silver four piece tea set, consisting of a tea](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8135/331840/179019627_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717161489)
![A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER AND GOLD LACQUER SMOKING SET c.1900: A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER AND GOLD LACQUER SMOKING SET c.1900 A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER AND GOLD LACQUER SMOKING SET c.1900 Antique early 20th Century Japanese Meiji period very fine gold la](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8135/331840/179019625_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717161489)
![ARTISAN SIGNED JAPANESE GINBARI CLOISONNE VASE: Cased Meiji Period Diminutive Silver Mounted Vase, with enamel on silver foil surface, bird and flowering tree decoration, incised three character Japanese artist mark on base, 5" high; in original si](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/957/331421/178761563_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716928022)
![(2) JAPANESE MIXED METAL MINIATURE VASES: (2) Meiji Period Baluster Form Vases, in brass, copper and silver, with matching bird and flower decoration - one on copper and the other on brass, 4 1/4" high, 1 3/4" diam.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/957/331421/178761584_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716928022)
![(3) JAPANESE MEIJI BRONZE IMPLEMENTS: 19th c. or earlier, including: Kogai Hair Pick with blossoms, mixed metal in bronze, silver and gold; PLUS Leather cased Penknife & Pick.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/957/331421/178761583_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716928022)
![SIGNED JAPANESE MIXED METAL CENSER: Meiji Period Two-Part Silver Inlaid Bronze Center, with elephant head drop ring side handles and silver inlaid phoenix bird and clouds at shoulder, cylindrical body with horizontal fluting, fitted to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/957/331421/178761564_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716928022)
![19c Japanese silver & horn KUSHI hair comb FLYING CRANES: Unusual late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese kushi (hair comb) with buffalo horn teeth and silver frame with design of flying cranes on geometric background. Sharp metalwork with gold washes to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315853_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
![19c Japanese lacquer KUSHI hair COMB rice stalks: Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with brown and gold lacquer decoration of numerous rice stalks, design continuing onto the back. Inlaid with silver studs (some miss](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5584/332495/179315825_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718131428)
News about Meiji Silver
![Shimmering Splendor: Silver and Gold Auction set for New York June 19](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Georg-Jensen-brooch.jpg)
Shimmering Splendor: Silver and Gold Auction set for New York June 19
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, June 19, beginning at 5 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct a sale titled Shimmering Splendor: Silver and Gold Auction. Its 152 lots almost exclusively showcase those precious metals in pieces by brand-name jewelers and houses. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. It’s no surprise, then, […]
![Enigmatic Elizabethan-style silver and Ming porcelain goblet lands at Chiswick June 11](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/178878213_1_x.jpg)
Enigmatic Elizabethan-style silver and Ming porcelain goblet lands at Chiswick June 11
LONDON, UK — At the third time of asking, an enigmatic Elizabethan style silver and porcelain goblet carries an estimate of £6,000-£8,000 ($7,700-$10,000) at Chiswick Auctions on June 11. The so-called de Pinna cup, cataloged as dating from circa 1580-1600, appears at auction following an examination by a committee of experts and two episodes of […]
![American, English, and Continental Silver comes to New York May 28](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/178020302_1_x.jpg)
American, English, and Continental Silver comes to New York May 28
NEW YORK — American, English, and Continental silver ranging from the 18th to the 21st centuries comes to market at Jasper52 on Tuesday, May 28 exclusively at LiveAuctioneers. The sale is highlighted by this early 18th-century George II silver bread basket, made in London in 1728 by Thomas Farren. With a beautiful scrolling edge upper […]
![New England and midwestern 19th-century silver holloware arrives at SJ Auctioneers May 26](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/177632887_1_x.jpg)
New England and midwestern 19th-century silver holloware arrives at SJ Auctioneers May 26
BROOKLYN, NY — Hollowares from heyday of American silver manufacturing will appear at SJ Auctioneers on Sunday, May 26. Bidding for the array of late 19th- and early 20th-century domestic silver forms by eminent and preeminent New England and Midwest makers is available online at LiveAuctioneers. Estimated at $1,500-$2,000 each are handwrought Gilded Age wares […]