Estate Edward Farmer White Jade and Sterling Silver Box with Carnelian Duck Finial
Edward I. Farmer by Farmer Inc. sterling dresser box/jewelry box with five antique white jade panels and carnelian duck finial.
The jade is carved with a flowers & leaves and features pierced sections throughout.
Topped with a hand-carved carnelian duck finial.
The feet are made of carnelian beads.
The sterling silver is engraved with a geometric border.
Exceptional quality workmanship executed in NYC at the workshops of Edward Farmer.
The designer of the silver box, Edward I. Farmer (1872-1942), was an art dealer in New York City for twenty-nine years. His galleries at 5 West Fifty-Sixth Street and the 16 East Fifty-Sixth Street offered a variety of Chinese works of art as well as European antiques. He is remembered best for mounting fine Chinese porcelains and jades into decorative lamps and desk accessories.
Designer: Edward I. Farmer
Maker: Farmer Inc.
Circa: 1920’s
Dimensions: 3.25" L x 3.38" W x 2.25" H (3.5" H with Finial); Finial - 1.75" L x .75" W x 1.25" H
