A Japanese silver tea service, Konoike, circa 1900 comprising a tea pot, hot water pot on stand with burner, two cups and saucers, a lidded sugar bowl, a cream jug, a slop bowl and a tea strainer, all decorated with bamboo on a hand beaten ground, the teapot of globular form, the hot water pot having the spout and handle modelled to resemble bamboo, supported on a stand modeled to emulate bamboo, with spirit burner, the sugar and cream jug also of globular form with loop handles, the strainer with handle modeled as bamboo, marked 'Konoike' 'pure silver' (15), 3000 gms, the hot water pot on stand 30 cm high, 17 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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