posted 07-13-2004 03:49 PM            

Dear all,

I am very glad that I can find this website. It is really helpful.I have just began my silver collection recently. Here are two items as the attached pictures. Can anybody tell me some history of them?

Cheers

CXYYT

posted 07-13-2004 04:50 PM            

The box is a lovely stuff. I like the material: silver and the hard wood with beautiful nature pattern. I guess the wood is SCENTEDROSE-WOOD or PADAUK. The spirit of this box is really like some ancient Chinese furnitures.
I have found the designer's signature on SMP. It was Hans Hansen.
Can any body tell me some history of these two?

posted 07-14-2004 12:28 AM            

Hans Hansen (1884-1940), opened a silversmith shop in Kolding, Denmark in 1906. They were still in business and using the same mark until 1992, when they became a part of Georg Jensen. My guess is that it dates to somewhere around the 1960s, and is made of rosewood.

Cheryl

posted 07-15-2004 06:34 AM            

Many thanks for reply.

Patrick: The spoon was not in the box. I bought them in a same open market but from different seller. At the beginning, I guessed that The C.A.F may means Caledonian Army Fair or something about Scotland, because I bought them in Glasgow. Unfortunately, I could not find information about that.

Cheryl:

I found a similar box on the Internet. It is bigger than mine.

quote:

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ART DECO HANS HANSEN CIGARETTE / TRINKET BOX
ART DECO BOX BY HANS HANSEN CIRCA 1935

This super box is by the famous danish silver designer Hans Hansen whose signature & hall mark are inlaid in the bottom of the box. This extremely rare piece is inlaid with silver in a simple yet very stylish design typical of the art deco period.

The box is of superb quality, made of solid rosewood, and with solid silver hinge and lid lifting bar.

Approx dimensions 18 x 11 x 4 cm or 7 x 4.25 x 1.5"

Hansen's work is highly sought after and boxes designed by him rarely come on to the market.

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Please tell me how did you identified the history of my box

Thank you again.

Chen Xi

posted 07-15-2004 02:13 PM            

I've been interested in Scandinavian design since childhood (only 8 year old in the neighborhood who wanted a Danish Modern bedroom instead of white & gold "French Provincial"), started collecting Scandinavian silver some twenty-odd years ago and due to a lack of English-language resources, just picked up bits and pieces of info. Have to question why the seller of the other box calls it "Art Deco" and wonder if he has provenance for the 1935 date. Though Scandinavian Modern started appearing in the '30s, for me, the piece appears to be classic mid 20th Century Modernist and has that '60s feel (give or take 10 years either direction). Karl Gustav Hansen took over when his father Hans passed away in 1940, I believe he was a trained sculptor as well as silversmith. Under his leadership, during the height of Danish Modern popularity, the company produced some wonderful pieces of jewelry and holloware. Yours is a very nice piece and it does have a lovely simplicity.

Cheryl

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posted 07-18-2004 05:01 AM            

Here are two pictures of a ancient Chinese box that I would like to share with you and everybody in SMP.Thanks lot for your kindly help.

The box is not belong to me. It is the collection of a Glasgow museum named Burrell Collection. Recently, they have a exhibition of Chinese art and culture named One Million Days in China.If interesting, you can visit this website: Glasgow Museum

The box was a food carrier made in 17 century. I like the design and materials it used.