Page 324 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Hone Wo appears to have been a silversmith prone to
extremes; when the items were good, they were often
outstanding otherwise they were good and not much
more than that.
This flared segmented beaker may be small but it is
outstanding in its own small way. Good decorative
treatment and the form the beaker takes is quite rare for
a Chinese export Silver piece.

This miniature junk is both intricate and far better
executed than the majority of similar silver
miniatures ships that proliferated at the time.

This small dish is a little gem of a piece;
an unusual shape with the lizard
stealthily placed across it about to
catch the unsuspecting beetle.

Images courtesy of Daniel Bexfield, London; Neal Auction Company,
New Orleans, USA; Bonhams, Knightsbridge

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