Page 656 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Miniature silver furniture became extremely popular
towards the end of the 19th century. It was collected
either as actual “furnishings” for doll’s houses or
simply as curiosities [curios].

Several of the larger Chinese retail silversmiths
specialised in this niche silver category, wing Fat being
one of them.

This particular Chinese chair carries the mark of Sing
Fat and that of the Shanghai artisan silversmith Fu
Sheng.
The circa 1900 Sing Fat child’s feeding set [below],
although technically probably not a true set, is
nevertheless quite rare in the Chinese Export Silver
repertoire where feeding sets make rare appearances.