Page 673 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Likewise, this late 19th century hand mirror [right]
shows an extraordinary level of high relief work in
the two swirling dragons. The motif is far from
being unusual; the crispness of the working of the
silver, however, is.

Sun Shing, for at least the first 50 years of its
existence became a destination for having high
quality flatware made. The majority was created in
the more classic English patterns such as this
fiddle back dessert spoon [below-bottom]; later
Sun Shing diversified into creating cutlery with
mother of pearl, bone and ivory handles as well as
bespoke fashioned silver handles such as the
following child’s eating set with stylised faux
bamboo handles.