Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 5 March 2018
Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 54 567
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
Shanghai, China
A Chinese Export silver three-piece tea service, Wo Shing, Shanghai, circa 1830-1875
comprising: a teapot, milk jug and two-handled covered sugar bowl, each bulbous body moulded in relief with alternating panels of prunus blossom, chrysanthemum and foliage against a diaper ground, the sides applied with leaf-capped c-scroll handles, the hinged cover with a bud and leaf finial, raised on four bracket feet embossed with leaf motifs, 1480g all in; and a Chinese rosewood and silver-mounted tray, the sides applied with bamboo-shaped handles, the corners applied with silver mounts, 37cm wide over handles
*This lot is not suitable for export
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