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The illustrated front and reverse sides of this Houcheong card case demonstrates the
extraordinary skill of the artisan who worked the piece. This particular box carries an
additional French import mark [see, right]- nothing particularly unusual about this given
the French “factory” was in the 13 Hongs compound area, a stone’s throw away from the
Houcheong New China Street premises.!
Two separate examples of
Houcheong fish servers; one
[right] in pure King’s pattern, the
other in Thread & Shell” [below].
Images courtesy of Christie’s, New York; Skinners Inc., Boston, USA; WorthPoint, USA; http://chinese-export-silver.com
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