Page 897 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

A pair of baluster form
vases, circa 1895. The
meander interlocking
frieze is particularly well-
e x e c u t e d ; m e a n d e r
being a traditional
Chinese decorative motif
and NOT “Greek Key
Pattern” as it is so often
mistakenly referred to in
the context of Chinese
ornamentation.

A superb Wu Hua
tazza embellished
with plantain leaf
[jiāoyèwén] border
motifs.

Wu Hua, Tientsin is one of the unsung heroes
of the Chinese Export Silver period and is
finally gaining recognition by Chinese
connoisseurs and collectors.

Images courtesy of Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, UK; Pushkin Antiques, London; Danny Cheng, Hong Kong;
Garth’s Auctioneers, Delaware, Ohio, USA

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