These hand tooled silver bracelets or bangles measure approximately 3 by 3 1/4 inches (7 by 8 cm) on the exterior and 2 1/2 by 2 3/8 inches (5.5 by 6.5 cm) on the interior.
They are Asian (possibly Miao or Tibetan) and date from the late 19th century through the early 20th century.
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A bronze alloy seal head of the Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, mounted on a bronze base with a relief stamp (Chop). On the back of the head are some characters that are difficult to read but do include the word Guanyin. The 4 characters on the seal are:
大清李, namely, Made by Mr Li in Qing Dynasty. The detailing on the headdress is very fine and she has a lovely benign expression. The seal measures 4 high by 2 wide by 2 deep. Excellent condition and patina a few areas of verdis gr... Click for details
This is a round handsome silver ink box with matching cover. The cover is embellished with a raised silver outline with enamel peony branch arranged in a vase, and four Chinese characters. The four Chinese characters are 'Ji Mao Dong Zhi'. 'Ji Mao' is the Chinese era dating from 1819 to 1879 A.D. "Dong Zhi" literally means winter made, which means this ink box could be either made in the year of 1819 or in 1879 winter. There is a minor chip on the vase. Apart from this, it is in excellent condi... Click for details
Consisting of eight items, each decorated with embossing or repousse design of flying dragons among clouds, the betel leaf holder and the covered bottle with chasing background, some with stamped Chinese mark on the bottom.
Age: Chinese, Qing dynasty, Circa 19th century.
Measurement: Tray Diameter 20.7 C.M. / Height 5.2 C.M.
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Consisting of six items, the tray, covered boxes and small bowls are in octagonal form, all of which are decorated with embossing or repousse design of flower, the betel leaf holder decorated with embossed and openwork design of flower, all with stamped Chinese marks of the silversmith on the bottom.
Decorated with dragons among clouds on one side, with squirrels in vine scrolls on the other side, all within the borders of blue and green enameled floral scrolls.
Age: Chinese, Qing Dynasty, circa 19th century.
Measurement: 6.5 X 10 C.M. / Thickness 10 C.M.
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the mirror is framed with silver, decorated on the reverse side with the central carved jade plaque surrounded by enamel floral motifs alternating with inset gemstones, the handle made of ivory.
Age: Chinese, Qing Dynasty, circa 19th century.
Measurement: Diameter 13.2 C.M. / Length 26.5 C.M.
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