Latest charity shop bargain, help with age and maker please

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by Dory64, Oct 2, 2021.

  1. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    Hi all, yesterday's charity shop find for 5 NZD - a fabulous Japanese bronze or bronze look smoking set with copper/silver (look) finish. Missing it's match holder. Would love to hear from anyone who has an idea of the age or the maker. At first I thought it might be 1920s/30s but somehow it doesn't look old enough and I'm not sure it's not just a cheap knock off of an older, higher quality item - except the work on the base piece is very nicely done. Thanks in advance for your thoughts/opinions.

    Below is an online shop's description of a piece the same except for size/configuration - see last photo.

    "antique mixed metal bronze copper & silver smoking set/cigarette holder/ashtray Japanese. in near mint condition. has never been used. an amazing piece of work mixing metals, refined by the japanese in the 19th century and copied by the americans." (sic) 243196494_222463643279957_5196400608495535416_n.jpg 242691726_3838955329539121_6713948135199611316_n.jpg 243068049_401746108228500_4147126786228898434_n.jpg 243937899_2949599188703053_4362493568796222330_n.jpg 243372721_548172746475417_7987648987372908580_n.jpg 243653971_1516733908690099_6545118274448786559_n.jpg 47572465_2348543085217123_6045443958367059968_o (1).jpg
     
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  2. Ce BCA

    Ce BCA Well-Known Member

    Nice, possibly patinated antimony, but in very good order, they are usually quite rubbed. You are correct on the period, probably inter-war.
     
  3. Dory64

    Dory64 Well-Known Member

    Thanks so much, I didn't think of antimony - I have a wee box and the look is similar. That will help with my research.
     
  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Looks like a variety of copper and silver alloys.
     
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