Page 664 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht
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Typical Siu Kee merchandise of the mid-
                                                                      late 1920’s and most of the 1930’s - a set
                                                                      of 10 sundae spoons and a deep serving
                                                                      dish,  both  using  the  traditional  bamboo
                                                                      decorative  motifs  that  so  well  suited
                                                                      Chinese  silver  of  this  period.  The  finely
                                                                      planish  ground  of  the  dish  accentuates
                                                                      this  more  “commercial”  style  that  was
                                                                      prevalent in Shanghai and Hong Kong at
                                                                      this time.
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