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Chinese Export Silver Cocktail Shaker Chinese export silver cocktail shaker with raised twin dragon decoration to the body, base stamped WH 90 for Wang Hing & Company, Hong Kong. 9 3/4" H. Late 19th/Early 20th century. 17.740 troy ounces. Condition: Overall good condition with some denting to upper shoulder and minor dent to lower body. 600.00 650.00
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Asian Silver Repousse Box w/ Inscription Thai or Burmese silver box, rectangular form with an allover repousse design. Hinged lid decorated with scholars standing on clouds beneath pine trees, center, with a scrolling foliate and butterfly border; the sides with bird, deer and phoenix scrolling foliate decoration, all resting on bun feet. Front with later engraved inscription reading MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 1970 TO MR. AND MRS. MARTIN, FROM HANK. Base marked "100% and 43" along with other hallmarks within a lozenge. 3 1/4" H x 8" W x 5 1/4" D. Late 19th to mid 20th century. 20.995 total troy ounces. Condition: Overall very good condition. 400.00 - 500.00
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Chinese Daoist Bronze Figure, poss.Wen Chang Chinese bronze figure of a scholar or Wen Chang, the Taoist or Daoist diety of literature, depicted standing in headdress and robes and holding a scroll. Integral base with molded skirt. 10 7/8" H. Accompanied by a 1990 purchase receipt from The Red Torii, Charleston, SC. Provenance: The Estates of Olen Bryant and late Vanderbilt University art professor Thomas Brumbaugh, Clarksville/Cottontown, Tennessee Condition: Considerable oxidation, 1/4" tear to rear of base, skirt misshapen on rear of base, several scattered tiny holes and patches to rear of figure and lower sides of figure. 400.00 - 500.00
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Yeu-Qua Portrait Miniature of Kate Freeman Clark Yeu-Qua or Yeuqua (Chinese, fl. 1860-1885) miniature watercolor portrait of young Kate Freeman Clark (Mississippi/New York, 1875-1957), in original studio paper and silk frame and case with Yeu-Qua label, Hong Kong. Miss Clark, depicted at about 6 years of age, is posed standing next to a short column with green plant, and is dressed in a white lace dress with blue sash and matching headband. Original label is pasted to silk covered case and includes cleaning instructions along with the painter's studio address. A faint pencil inscription notes this painting was copied from a "photo" of the little girl. Portrait - 5" H x 3 1/4 " W. Case - 7" H x 5 3/4" W. Circa 1880. Note: Kate Freeman Clark was from a prominent Mississippi family. She grew up to become a painter who studied with William Merritt Chase, and eventually turned her home into a museum that still bears her name in Holly Springs, MS. Condition: The painting itself is in excellent condition, with some paper containing Chinese text adhered en verso. The paper "frame" has some grime and edge chipping and has come detached from the actual painting. Case with some grime and moderate wear, fraying at spine. 800.00 - 1,200.00
Japanese or Chinese Export Silver Bowl Chinese or Japanese Meiji export silver footed bowl, the bulbous sides with detailed repousse decorations of chrysanthemums and leaves. Asian hallmark to underside. 5 1/2" H x 10" dia. 39.44 oz troy. Probably Japanese, late 19th century. Condition: 3/4" tear to one side at rim. The interior lining may have formerly been part of a double walled bowl; it is not removable and has several small minor dents. 2" dent to one side of exterior. 700.00 - 900.00