Edward Farmer Sterling Silver Dresser Box with Carved Antique Green Jade Panels & Carved Rose Quartz Rooster Finial
Edward Farmer Sterling Silver Dresser Box with Carved Antique Green Jade Panels & Carved Rose Quartz Rooster Finial
Edward Farmer Sterling Silver Dresser Box with Carved Antique Green Jade Panels & Carved Rose Quartz Rooster Finial
Exceptional quality workmanship executed in NYC at the workshops of Edward Farmer..
Edward I. Farmer by Farmer Inc. Sterling silver dresser box/jewelry box with five antique green jade panels. The jade is carved with a bird, flowers, and leaves and is translucent. Toped with a hand-carved rose quartz finial. The feet and the box top handle are rose quartz and jade beads. The silver is engraved with a geometric border.
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
Dimensions: 9.38” L x 6.25” W x 3.63” H
Country of Origin: USA
