Page 375 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

and the Gothic K shop seemed to have very definite ideas on how a dragon should and could be fashioned;
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distinctly different from most Chinese silversmiths’ work.!

But then Gothic K can spring surprises and was perfectly capable of creating more classical Western forms,
albeit in this instance [above] a pair of circa 1850 salvers that have been decorated with high relief work
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grapevine border at the rim. Each salver sits upon three fluted ball feet.!
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The detailing of the bamboo
culmes rooted into the ground
belong to a Gothic K goblet
[following illustration]. Using
three bamboo stems to support
a goblet became a highly
traditional form in Chinese
silversmithing. The exposing of
roots and showing the stems to
be planted on a mound is also
rich in allegorical significance.
and is often seen throughout
the Chinese Export Silver
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manufacturing period.!
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