A Chinese Export silver five-piece tea service
Silver
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
About this Item
A Chinese Export silver five-piece tea service
comprising: kettle-on-stand, teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug and a tea caddy, maker's marks worn, each circular body chased and embossed with panels of bamboo, horses, flowers, birds and dragons, the kettle-on-stand and burner engraved with swirling bands of bamboo, the kettle with wirework dragon-head finial, the teapot with bud finial, tea caddy cover with moulded inscription on cover 'Fu', (good fortune and prosperity), 2005g all in, the tallest 34cm high
* This lot is not suitable for export*
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