JAPANESE BAMBOO DECORATED TEA AND DESSERT SET.

JAPANESE BAMBOO DECORATED TEA AND DESSERT SET. 2nd half 19th century. Fitted within a simulated alligator travel or presentation case, this 24-pc associated part coffee, tea and dessert set is comprised of one 8-1/2″ cake plate with three matching 6″ dessert plates; five 5-1/2″ saucers together with four 3-1/2″ matching cups, all decorated with bamboo trees and birds in flight; three 5-1/4″ saucers with two 2-1/2″ matching cups and one 3″ example, all decorated with green bamboo shoots with gold highlights; one covered sugar bowl, matching creamer and two 3-1/2″ dia. matching cups, all decorated with gold bamboo trees with black highlights and cinnabar flowerheads, and one 4-1/4″ dia. waste bowl decorated with gold and black bamboo trees and butterflies in flight. SIZE: As noted above. PROVENANCE: From an East Sangerville, Maine private collection, by descent from the estate of Caroline Wetmore Davidson Hiles (Warren, Pennsylvania – Brooklyn Heights, New York), to the present owner, a great-grand-daughter. After the death of her second husband, Mrs. Hiles, a suffragette, put her three sons in private schools and spent the rest of her life traveling the world by steamer with her English lady companion, Rose Pasco, and a cockatoo named Van Heemskerk. CONDITION: Very good overall. Cake plate with large rim chip. Each grouping as described with similar but unique maker’s marks. 9-94666 (300-400)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1217	$115.00	JAPANESE BAMBOO DECORATED TEA AND DESSERT SET. 2nd half 19th century. Fitted within a simulated alligator travel or presentation case, this 24-pc associated part coffee, tea and dessert set is comprised of one 8-1/2″ cake plate with three matching 6″ dessert plates; five 5-1/2″ saucers together with four 3-1/2″ matching cups, all decorated with bamboo trees and birds in flight; three 5-1/4″ saucers with two 2-1/2″ matching cups and one 3″ example, all decorated with green bamboo shoots with gold highlights; one covered sugar bowl, matching creamer and two 3-1/2″ dia. matching cups, all decorated with gold bamboo trees with black highlights and cinnabar flowerheads, and one 4-1/4″ dia. waste bowl decorated with gold and black bamboo trees and butterflies in flight. SIZE: As noted above. PROVENANCE: From an East Sangerville, Maine private collection, by descent from the estate of Caroline Wetmore Davidson Hiles (Warren, Pennsylvania – Brooklyn Heights, New York), to the present owner, a great-grand-daughter. After the death of her second husband, Mrs. Hiles, a suffragette, put her three sons in private schools and spent the rest of her life traveling the world by steamer with her English lady companion, Rose Pasco, and a cockatoo named Van Heemskerk. CONDITION: Very good overall. Cake plate with large rim chip. Each grouping as described with similar but unique maker’s marks. 9-94666 (300-400) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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