FINE MAJESTIC TWO MASTED JAPANESE STERLING SILVER YACHT Start Price USD 199.99 Current Price USD 199.99 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 03, 2008 End Time Friday, October 10, 2008 Location NARA See more about 'FINE MAJESTIC TWO MASTED JAPANESE STERLING SILVER YACHT' Description     FINE MAJESTIC TWO MASTED JAPANESE STERLING SILVER YACHT Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album UP FOR AUCTIONS IS THIS UNUSUALLY LARGE MAGESTIC TWO MASTED  VINTAGE JAPANESE  MODEL SHIP BY MASTER SILVERSMITH " SEKI TAKEHIKO " .  THE SHIP  IS SIGNED SEKI AND MARKED STERLING 960 INDICATING THE HIGHER PURITY SILVER THAN STANDARD STERLING 925 . THE SHIP SITS ON A SILVER PLATED SEA WITH WAVES AND IT IS MOUNTED TO A WOODEN BASE AND ENCASED IN A GLASS CASE COVER  ,  PLEASE SEE PHOTOS . SIZE : THE SHIP MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 5 5/8" OR 14 cm LONG AND STANDS 5 3/8" OR 13.5 cm HIGH.  THE GLASS CASE MEASURES 9 1/8" OR 23 cm LONG X 9 1/4" OR 23.3 cm HIGH X  6" OR 15 cm WIDE. WEIGHT : THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE YACHT WITH THE GLASS CASE IS 1250 GRAMS OR  44.1 OZ . CONDITION: THE YACHT, THE BASE AND THE GLASS CASE ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION WITH ONLY MINOR TARNISH, TO THE SUILVER WITH NO BREAKS , NO DAMAGEAND NO REPAIR . Seki Takehiko was born 1908 in Chiba Prefecture. in 1922 he moved to Tokyo where he became an apprentice to the famed master-silversmith, Tajima Katsuyuki. Master Seki later perfected his crafmanship under master Kosaka Munehiro untll 1936 when he was able to establish himself as a silversmith in his own right. He hopes for a wider range of exposure and appreciation for craft-works made in precious metals, and for this purpose utilizes the traditional hand-icraft method adopting modern techniques. His exquisite and refined gold and silver works of art includung "Yacht","Treasure Ship","Clipper Ship","Gosho-Guruma","Kabuto","Ohgi","Japanese Crane","Lucky Mallent","Five-Storied Pagoda","Coverd Wagon" and "Knight" are highly admired. Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album     FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.    FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Place a Bid!