25th Jan, 2023 12:00

SILVER

 
Lot 1276
 

1276

A RARE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER COMBINATION SNUFF BOX

by Xuan, retailed by Wo Shing, Shanghai, c.1880, rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover with unusual latch to one side, the cover flat-chased with fruiting vine and engraved with characters. 4.5cm wide, 2.2 troy ounces

Sold for £320


 

by Xuan, retailed by Wo Shing, Shanghai, c.1880, rectangular with canted corners, the hinged cover with unusual latch to one side, the cover flat-chased with fruiting vine and engraved with characters. 4.5cm wide, 2.2 troy ounces

Auction: SILVER, 25th Jan, 2023

The sale includes a single-owner collection of silver by Paul Storr, including an important set of three graduated meat dishes, marked London 1811; and a further pair of meat dishes, marked London 1803 . A particular feature of the auction is a collection of regimental silver, consigned by The Light Dragoons Charitable Trust (identified by an † symbol).

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