Page 786 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Equally outstanding is this circa 1895-1900 jug bearing the W.A. mark. Perhaps it is fitting it sits on the cusp of
the 19th and 20th centuries since the whole concept of this jug presents a juxtaposition of an age-old Chinese
decorative motif of a dragon in clouds executed in a purely traditional manner and suddenly almost half of the
jug is a plain highly polished surface. Even the polished bamboo loop handle seems to have a modernity about
it that links the traditional with the new - 19th century meets 20th century in one silver jug.

Images courtesy of Bonhams, Knightsbridge, UK; Bonhams, San Francisco; Bukowskis, Stockholm; Brenda Ginsberg
Art & Antiques, Boca Raton, Florida, USA; Supershrink’s Storehouse of Silver;

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