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A collection of mother of pearl dessert shells,
including several Chinese silver mounted examples, comprising a pair of stands on grotesque fish supports and carved wood bases, by Wang Hing; a pair of double shells with dragon handles; a pair of single shells with dragon handles; thirteen various shells, some with studs or stands (one shell A/F, one missing several ball feet), and a pair of fixed position open shells with English silver mounts and ball feet, by William Hutton & Son, Sheffield, 1911.*
*The lot includes a reply letter from Wang Hing, Hong Kong 1911.
including several Chinese silver mounted examples, comprising a pair of stands on grotesque fish supports and carved wood bases, by Wang Hing; a pair of double shells with dragon handles; a pair of single shells with dragon handles; thirteen various shells, some with studs or stands (one shell A/F, one missing several ball feet), and a pair of fixed position open shells with English silver mounts and ball feet, by William Hutton & Son, Sheffield, 1911.*
*The lot includes a reply letter from Wang Hing, Hong Kong 1911.