Page 179 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

C.K. [aka: CHANG KONG]
Shanghai
circa 1910-1935

This mark is a rare one to come across and one that appears to be the mark of a retail silversmith or trader in
silver

This circa mid-1920s/early 1930s cigarette case is one of the only recorded items bearing the CK silver mark.
The artisan’s mark, Foo, indicates that CK is highly likely to be a retailer.

Other items have been recorded, but no images are archived for them. One is reported to have been a bowl with
a similar engraved decorative motif as this case that passed somewhat quickly through a UK auction house
before it could be recorded.

There is a record of a fish slice that appears to be 19th century or early 20th century and carries a pseudo-
hallmark silver mark believed to have been Canton struck and made. There is no evidence of any connection
between the two CK’s.

Images courtesy of AC Silver, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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