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A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER ‘PRUNUS’ TEA SET
Stamped Tuck Chang and Hong Xiang marks, late Qing Dynasty/early
Republic period
Comprising: a teapot and cover in the form of a tree-trunk with gnarled
branches forming the spout and handle with a thin band of ivory,
chased in high relief with blossoming prunus; a similarly designed milk
jug; a cream jug; an irregular form tray with engraved designs. The
tray: 37.2cm (14 5/8in) long (6).

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000
Provenance
A European private collection
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A SILVER REPOUSSÉ BALUSTER VASE
19th/20th century
The baluster body finely worked with quatre-foil cartouches enclosing
birds and flowers and a plain panel for inscription, all reserved on a
basket weave ground, the waisted neck flanked with gnarled prunus
branches, the base with stamped shop marks. 37.5cm (14 3/4in) high

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000

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