Page 159 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

This impressive pair of late 18th century Chinese Export Silver gilt filigree pedestal lidded urns, although
unmarked are typically of the style of Pao Ying, the domed lids and ornately worked ovoid bodies decorated with
filigree flowers, foliage and fruits, all on a fine woven ground are exactly what more recent wares [many of them
are actually 21st century, masquerading as “19th century”] strive to mimic. The stems of the vases are with ball
knopfs on octagonal bases with fretwork edges and feet.

Being one of the early silversmiths of the Chinese Export Silver period, it is not unusual for Bao Ying pieces to
be unmarked.