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This  unusual  silver  frog  carries  the  Li  Sheng  silver  marks.
                                                       While it is not immediately clear what the object was intended
                                                       to be, I am inclined to believe it was a sander [pounce] given
                                                       the  teeth  apertures  are  actually  holes  very  similar  to  those
                                                       seen on sanders and the filling cap is also very similar.



























            Images courtesy of A.H.Wilkens, Toronto; DAG, Dallas, Texas; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Antique Reader, Long
            Island, New York; USA



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