14th Jul, 2020 12:00
European & Asian Works of Art
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ËœA BOXED CHINESE SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET AND SUGAR TONGS
ËœA BOXED CHINESE SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET AND SUGAR TONGS, ARTISAN MARK OF HENG LAI, RETAILER'S MARK OF WA CHUN, HONG KONG, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
each bulbous body chased with a dragon, the handles simulating bamboo, the teapot with 'bamboo' spout and detachable cover with lobed knop, the milk jug and sugar bowl with gilt interiors, the pair of tongs cast with dragons, underside of bodies stamped W.A and two character mark '來æ†', tongs with two character mark only, all in the original blue silk lined fitted wood box with sliding cover
teapot 20cm long; 795gr (25oz) including ivory insulators to teapot handle
This lot is being sold for the benefit of Catwel (Cardiff, Registered Charity No.1086255).
We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for identifying the artisan workshop and retailer's mark. See Adrien von Ferscht, 'Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940 – The Definitive Collectors’ Guide', 4th Edition, Glasgow and Beijing, January 2015 for discussion of this mark. Also see H.A. Crosby Forbes, Chinese Export Silver, 1785 to 1885, p.140, nos. 219-221 for silver stamped with the W.A mark where the author notes that it is rare to find silver with this mark and suggests a date for this maker of the second half of the nineteenth century.
Sold for £1,300
ËœA BOXED CHINESE SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET AND SUGAR TONGS, ARTISAN MARK OF HENG LAI, RETAILER'S MARK OF WA CHUN, HONG KONG, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
each bulbous body chased with a dragon, the handles simulating bamboo, the teapot with 'bamboo' spout and detachable cover with lobed knop, the milk jug and sugar bowl with gilt interiors, the pair of tongs cast with dragons, underside of bodies stamped W.A and two character mark '來æ†', tongs with two character mark only, all in the original blue silk lined fitted wood box with sliding cover
teapot 20cm long; 795gr (25oz) including ivory insulators to teapot handle
This lot is being sold for the benefit of Catwel (Cardiff, Registered Charity No.1086255).
We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for identifying the artisan workshop and retailer's mark. See Adrien von Ferscht, 'Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940 – The Definitive Collectors’ Guide', 4th Edition, Glasgow and Beijing, January 2015 for discussion of this mark. Also see H.A. Crosby Forbes, Chinese Export Silver, 1785 to 1885, p.140, nos. 219-221 for silver stamped with the W.A mark where the author notes that it is rare to find silver with this mark and suggests a date for this maker of the second half of the nineteenth century.
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 14th Jul, 2020
