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A Chinese Silver Lidded Master Salt, C. J. & Co.,
of squat lidded form having angular handles and auspicious characters for wealth, health, longevity and peace, with an American sterling silver salt spoon, together with a Chinese silver salt and pepper set by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, each of cylindrical form having circular reserves with auspicious characters and raised on three feet; approximate total weight 2.29 ozt. Height of first 2 1/4 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois $200-400 117
A Chinese Export Silver Box,
19th century, of rectangular form, the lid depicting figures in an outdoor setting within a border of flowering plants, having four impressed character marks on the underside. Height 1 1/8 x width 4 1/8 x depth 2 5/8 inches. $300-500 118
A Set of Four Chinese Export Silver Napkin Rings,
late 19th century, in the manner of Leeching, having embossed decoration of an old man seated at a table with food surrounded by foliage and with an additional figure approaching in a wheeled chair with attendants, raised on pedestal form feet, each having a shield form cartouche with inscribed Arabic and Chinese number 1-4, unmarked; approximate total weight 7.64 ozt. Height 3 1/4 inches. $500-700
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A Chinese Export Silver Chalice, Leeching,
Hong Kong/Shanghai, late 19th century, having chased and embossed decoration of a battle scene throughout the bowl with a silver liner on the interior, the stem and foot with incised decoration, having a shield form cartouche inscribed Mr. Anderson’s ‘Cocktail’ beat Mr. Paterson’s “Sycee’ February 1869, with maker’s mark on the underside of LC contained in a rectangular cartouche; approximate weight 10.48 ozt. Height 7 5/8 inches. $600-800
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A Chinese Export Silver Pouring Vessel, Leeching,
late 19th century, Hong Kong/Shanghai, the body having chased and embossed decoration of a battle scene, the handle in the form of a tree trunk with applied grape leaves with spiraling tendrils and grape clusters, having a shield form cartouche at the front inscribed, “Race Cup, Won by Mr. J. Landerson’s ‘Molly,’ Amoy Races 1870,” having maker’s mark on the underside of LC within a rectangular cartouche, with Chinese character mark; approximate weight 12.16 ozt. Height 5 3/4 inches. $600-800 121
An Assembled Chinese Silver Tea Service,
comprising a hot water kettle on stand with ivory insulators, a teapot, a creamer, a covered sugar, a waste bowl, a stoppered tea caddy and a cocktail shaker, each having a hammered finish throughout, the kettle with bamboo form handle and supports, together with an associated tea ball strainer and lid, both unmarked; approximate total weighable overall 76.97 ozt. Height of kettle on stand 9 inches. $2,000-4,000
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