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A MINIATURE GILT FIGURE OF AMITAYUS IN A SILVER
A GROUP OF SIX CHINESE SILVER CONTAINERS TRAVELING SHRINE
The largest a deep bowl with repoussé decoration of a single Qing dynasty
massive dragon facing a circular round, stamped TC and the The shrine of ogival shape impressed by a makers’ mark to the
characters bei zhang (wear); a three-piece tea set including teapot, underside reading Bei Tian Bao Jing Zuwen fronted by a door
creamer and covered sugar bowl, each with faux bamboo handles, perforated by a window of svastika-shape sliding away to reveal the
each piece stamped NH and the characters Nanjing and chang kun diminutive but crisply cast Buddha of Longevity attired in princely
(minor dents); and a pair of baluster vases with applied animal mask raiment and raised upon a double lotus plinth.
and loose ring handles and engraved with mirror image scholars, 1 7/8 in (4.8cm) height of shrine;
each stamped in Chinese Tianjin Tong yi, zi wen and a single 1 1/2in (3.8cm) height of figure
character possibly reading yan (dents, one vase repaired); together
with a soft wood-lined rectangular silver hinged box with repoussé US$2,000 - 3,000
dragon decoration on the hinged cover, the base stamped WH, 90
and the single character tian; and an oval wood tray with applied 6370
silver handles stamped NK (wear). [8] A SILVER CIRCULAR LIDDED BOX
9in (23cm) diameter of bowl 19th century
67.90 t. oz. weight of six silver containers Elaborately and crisply rendered, the fitted lid centered by a figural
roundel of martial subject matter bordered by floral and animal
US$4,000 - 6,000 reserves on a repeating leiwen ground, the sides encircled by a floral
band above figural reserves; the underside impressed with makers’
6368 marks reading Su Gensheng, wenyin and an unidentified seal
possibly in Thai.
A SET OF TWELVE SILVERED BRASS BOWLS 6 1/8in (15.5cm) diameter
Republic period 21.47oz troy
Each bowl formed with a six-sided foliate rim and chased with a
composite peony and leaf scroll pattern against a minutely pounced US$1,500 - 2,500
ground, the wide curving well within supported on a flat base and the
exterior surfaces finished without decoration, unmarked.
9 7/8in (25.3cm) maximum diameter of each bowl

US$2,000 - 3,000

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