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SHUN CHENG
            Tientsin [Tianjin]
            circa 1900-1930
























                                                                                   A  small  retail  silversmith  of
                                                                                   which  there  were  many  in
                                                                                   Tianjin, it being an important
                                                                                   treaty  port  and  base  for
                                                                                   several foreign military.
                                                                                   The  artisan  silversmith  is
                                                                                   Qiao, a name that appears in
                                                                                   conjunction  with  several  of
                                                                                   the Tianjin retail silversmith’s
                                                                                   marks





















                                                                                   Images  courtesy  of  Clars
                                                                                   Auction  Gallery,  Oakland,
                                                                                   California, USA





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