MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF EXPORT SILVER ARTICLES
LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD
£260
Auction: 13 March 2019 at 10:00 GMT
Description
comprising: a filigree card case, each side applied with a dragon; a picture frame, the oval glass panel flanked by a pair of dragons; a silver mounted glass scent bottle, of irregular shape, the silver mount worked in the form of a blossoming prunus tree; and a pair of comb covers, each embossed with a pair of writhing dragons chasing the flaming ball bearing the initial 'B', marked 'Qi Ji' in Chinese and 'HC' (5)
Dimensions
longest 14cm
Footnote
Provenance:
From a private Edinburgh collection of Chinese export silver.