Lot 85
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER THREE PIECE TEA SERVICE
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
£2,800
Auction: 26 June 2012 at 11:00 BST
Description
comprising a teapot, twin-handled sugar bowl, milk jug and a pair of sugar tongs, each of circular outline, with bamboo form handles and spouts, the teapot and sugar bowl with bamboo cast finial to the slightly domed covers, each piece decorated with Chinese floral and figural scenes to the panelled sides, with additional semi-textured gadrooned borders, the tongs with pointed oval bowls and bamboo form sides, most stamped SF 90 beside a Chinese character mark for maker Sing Fat of Canton (3)
Dimensions
height of teapot 13.5cm, 29oz total
