RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 22nd JUNE, 2018.
          
            ANTIQUE 19thC CHINESE EXCEPTIONAL SOLID SILVER TEA SET, QIU JI, HONG KONG c.1890
          
          
          
            
          
          
        
      
    
  19th Century Chinese silver three piece tea set, of traditional form resting on a shaped base with mask and claws, surrounded by chased floral decoration, the body finely and profusely chased with figures in a landscape, the cast handles and the finial in the form of a dragons. The set is very impressive, rare, exceptionally crisp and heavy.
Hallmarked Chinese silver marks (900+ standard), Maker QWH, probably Qiu Ji.
Reference Number: A5341