A CHINESE SILVER PRESENTATION GLOBE

WORKSHOP MARK OF QINGYUN, SHANGHAI, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE SILVER PRESENTATION GLOBE
WORKSHOP MARK OF QINGYUN, SHANGHAI, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Modelled as an eagle with outstretched wings standing on top of a globe, the globe engraved with longitude and latitude lines, and the names of the cities, countries and seas in Chinese characters with two vacant cartouches, the base plate marked 'shang lao qing yun ping jian' in Chinese characters
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The Qingyun silver workshop was founded in 1783 based in Shaghai, and was known collectively along with other Shanghai silver workshops as the 'Nine Factories'. By the early 20th century it was reputably one of the largest silver workshops in Shanghai.

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