Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Oriental Works of Art

Sold for

ZAR 3 518
Lot 153
  • Two Chinese silver salts, possibly Wang Hing & Company, Canton & Shanghai, circa 1854-1941


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 3 518

About this Item

Two Chinese silver salts, possibly Wang Hing & Company, Canton & Shanghai, circa 1854-1941
compressed ovoid, each moulded with alternating panels of bamboo, prunus and one with figures at various pursuits, short neck, raised on ball feet, minor dents,3,7cm high, 100g all in; a Chinese silver egg cup, 19th/20th century, the bell-shaped bowl moulded with a fierce dragon, raised on an elongated tapering stem, on a circular spreading domed foot, signed, minor dent, 8cm high, 40g; a miniature Chinese silver jardinière, 19th/20th century, the tapering sides moulded with sprays of prunus blossoms, raised on three bracket feet, stamped 90, minor dent, 3,8cm high, 30g; and a Chinese silver covered box, 19th/20th century, the square compressed body with pierced panels to each side depicting a squirrel at various pursuits amongst foliage, the cover similarly moulded, surmounted by a melon-shaped finial, raised on four taotie mask feet, minor dent, 5,3cm high, 60g
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Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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