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MARK OF HUNG CHONG & CO., SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1900
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A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA SERVICE WITH TRAY
MARK OF HUNG CHONG & CO., SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1900
Comprising a hot water kettle-on-stand, teapot, cream jug and covered sugar bowl, each of lobed melon form, applied with bamboo and plum blossom decoration, the handles and finials as bamboo, the kettle-on-stand with detachable bamboo-form stand and with circular burner, the kettle and teapot with ivory insulators, the shaped rectangular tray with conforming decoration, marked under bases, the burner and stand apparently unmarked
The kettle-on-stand 13 in. (33 cm.) high; the tray 29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) long; 251 oz. (7,811 gr.) gross weight (5)
MARK OF HUNG CHONG & CO., SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1900
Comprising a hot water kettle-on-stand, teapot, cream jug and covered sugar bowl, each of lobed melon form, applied with bamboo and plum blossom decoration, the handles and finials as bamboo, the kettle-on-stand with detachable bamboo-form stand and with circular burner, the kettle and teapot with ivory insulators, the shaped rectangular tray with conforming decoration, marked under bases, the burner and stand apparently unmarked
The kettle-on-stand 13 in. (33 cm.) high; the tray 29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) long; 251 oz. (7,811 gr.) gross weight (5)
Special notice
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