Consisting of two matching turned containers of tall baluster form with domed covers and high, carved finials, a hand-written manuscript label on the underside of each reading, "Teak wood from the battle / ship Exmouth / Admiral Togo's / training ship / when a boy."

13.5 in.

Swan Tavern Antiques
Private Collection, Richmond, VA

Admiral Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was instrumental in making the Japanese Imperial Navy a force to be reckoned with on the world stage. He spent 1871-1878 in England as a young naval cadet, being aboard the aging HMS Exmouth in 1877. His English peers nicknamed him "Johnny Chinaman."

Trivial chipping.

$300 - 600