Lot 230
  • 230

A Chinese export silver epergne, character marks only, circa 1910

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Silver, Wood
  • 43.6cm., 17 1/4 in. high
with four trumpets issuing from a scrolling central column; three flanking a central larger example, all chased with birds, insects and climbing chrysanthemums around central cartouches on a matted ground, three intermittent twisted scrolling branches terminating with hanging baskets, on a turned wood stand

Condition

Very clean condition. Lightly rubbed to high points, no obvious repairs, The marked stamped to the underside on the base.
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