Lot Essay
Cf. footnote to lot 784
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AN EXPORT SILVER TEA SERVICE
CIRCA 1900
Comprising a tea kettle with stand and burner, teapot, creampot and sugar bowl, each of tapering octagonal shape variously with bamboo-shaped handle and spout, the sides decorated in repousse with scenes depicting courtly and equestrian figures in and around garden pavilions and terraces among pine and bamboo, one side with a vacant shield, the kettle with hinged over-head handle, the stand with four braced cabriole legs supporting a small burner, each marked WH, Wang Hing, with an additional two-character artisan's mark, Shen Chang, 'Prudent and Prosperous' and 90
the kettle 13 1/2in. (34.5cm.) high (4)
CIRCA 1900
Comprising a tea kettle with stand and burner, teapot, creampot and sugar bowl, each of tapering octagonal shape variously with bamboo-shaped handle and spout, the sides decorated in repousse with scenes depicting courtly and equestrian figures in and around garden pavilions and terraces among pine and bamboo, one side with a vacant shield, the kettle with hinged over-head handle, the stand with four braced cabriole legs supporting a small burner, each marked WH, Wang Hing, with an additional two-character artisan's mark, Shen Chang, 'Prudent and Prosperous' and 90
the kettle 13 1/2in. (34.5cm.) high (4)