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Antique Chinese Sterling Silver and Carved Zitan Cane
Chinese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1900: item #1124950 MS65
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Ancient East
407-540-1122
$2,200
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DESCRIPTION: A handsome and rare Chinese cane, the knobbed tip crafted in repossee’ sterling silver with a continuous scene of a scholar and his boy attendant in a garden setting. There is a tiny, stamped hallmark at the base of the collar on one side (see photo 5). The upper zitan shaft is heavily carved in the round with figures, pavilions and pine trees; the purple undertones and “rabbit’s fur” grain of the zitan are unmistakable. The shaft is very straight with no warping or splits, and ... Click for details
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Antique Chinese Silver Repossee’ Needle Case, Qing
Chinese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1900: item #1122212 LVBB16
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Ancient East
407-540-1122
$425
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DESCRIPTION: A Chinese silver chatelaine needle case with raised repossee’ and hand etched decorations, one side depicting three male immortals, the other a squirrel on grape vines. This beautiful vase-shaped needle case would have been suspended from a lady’s belt or sash by the hook at the top, this hook decorated with a silver bat for good luck. The case for the needles hides inside while hanging, but when the celadon jade bead is pulled, the chain slides down to reveal the barrel shaped n... Click for details
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Chinese silver gilt and enamel box owl shaped
Chinese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1930: item #1119074 1776/2221
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Nirvana Oriental Antiques
+(44) 20 7221 5749
$2800
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A Chinese silver gilt and enamelled box shaped as an owl. The body is overlaid with an intricately patterned filigree decoration and then with detailed multicolour enamels with delicate shadings thus creating the rich and complex plumes of the bird.Tiger's eye gemstone is used to bring a life like quality to the face, the interior is washed in gilt and stamped "silver" on the inside of the cover whlist semi-precious stones enhance the look of opulence. condition: excellent. size: 5 3/4 inches (... Click for details
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