Page 529 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

M.B. [SILVERSMITH’S FULL NAME UNDOCUMENTED]
Canton
circa 1820-1842

An early and extremely rare Chinese Export Silver mark; a creator of fine quality silver in the high Georgian
style, in particular flatware and small boxes

A circa 1840 silver and coromandel wood snuff box bearing the rare mark of MB, demonstrating the high quality
of this silversmith. The combination of wood and silver in a Chinese snuff box is extremely rare.

Image courtesy of Yale University Art Gallery

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