Kuhn & Komor Sterling Silver Dresser Pieces, Meiji Period, Japan

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Kuhn & Komor sterling silver dresser pieces, Meiji period, Japan.  *

The fully three dimensional dragon motif is raised against an orange peel (finely hammered) background.  The texture makes the pieces a delight to hold.

The hand mirror is 10 3/8” (26.4cm) by 4” (10.1cm). $1600.

The dresser box is double-walled, meaning that the inside is smooth, not a reverse relief shape of the raised dragon design as seen on the outside.

3” (7.6cm) high, 3 5/8” (9.2cm) diameter. $2200.

Manicure pieces; file and cuticle tools.

The longer of the two is 6 5/8” (16.8cm) long. SOLD

* Kuhn & Komor brief history:

Moritz Montague Kuhn, originally from Hungary, established a business in Yokohama, Japan in 1869 specializing in curios; fine quality goods for foreign visitors.  Kuhn’s nephew Siegfried Komor joined his uncle in Japan in 1887, followed by Kuhn’s son Arthur in 1890.  In 1894 Arthur Kuhn and his cousin Siegfried Komor opened Kuhn & Komor in Yokohama.  Also known as K & K, they carried fine porcelain, crystal and sterling silver decorative items and tableware, made by skilled Japanese artisans. 

In their time, K & K was referred to as the Asprey of Asia.

The company opened a second location in the Shanghai Palace Hotel, Shanghai, China.  The company existed until the outbreak of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War in 1937.