Page 846 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

A rather dramatic belt by Wing Chun, circa 1900

Wing Chun invested a lot of care and detail into small items. The circa 1895 pepperette [below left] shows a
tremendous attention to detail - the dragon motif and the sharpness of the tiny pagoda finial.

As beakers go, this
example, dated 1902,
has a delicately
executed repoussé
scene depicted against
an incredibly finely
planished ground.
T h e e n d o f 1 9 t h
century bowl [below]
is actually quite
unusual, even though
its decoration depicts
traditional scenes. The
use of four lozenge
panels against a plain
polished ground and
t h e s h a p e o f t h e
panels is far from the
norm of most bowls
created at this time.

Images courtesy of S&J Stodel, London; Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, UK; Daniel Bexfield Antiques, London;
James D. Julia Inc.,Maine, USA; Brunk Auctions, North Carolina, USA; DuMouchelles, Detroit, USA

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