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FU XIAN
            Tientsin [Tianjin]
            circa 1895-1930











































                                                                                          A  circa  1925  4-piece
                                                                                          coffee set by a rarely
                                                                                          found  and,  to  date,
                                                                                          q u i t e  e n i g m a t i c
                                                                                          silversmith.
                                                                                          The  styling  is
                                                                                          obviously  there  and
                                                                                          the  ability  to  create
                                                                                          high quality silver but
                                                                                          until  research
                                                                                          unearths  more  of  the
                                                                                          mark,  the  enigmatic
                                                                                          status  quo  has  to
                                                                                          remain.
                                                                                          The  overall  style  of
                                                                                          this  set  is  quite
                                                                                          probably  unique  in
                                                                                          the  Chinese  Export
                                                                                          Silver  20th  century
                                                                                          repertoire.
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