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† A GROUP OF FOUR EXPORT SILVER OPEN SALTS, MARK OF KHECHEONG, CANTON, QING DYNASTY
Lot 86 - HS1224
China, 1830-1870. Each of rectangular form, supported on four foliate legs, and rising to an everted rim finely decorated with shells and acanthus, the interior gold-washed.
Inscriptions: Each base with the retailer’s mark ‘KHC’ for Khecheong of Canton.
Provenance: A notable private collector in Kensington, London, United Kingdom.
Condition: Good condition with expected surface wear and manufacturing irregularities. Few light scratches, tiny dings, few minor dents.
Weight: 665.1 g (total)
Dimensions: Length 10.3 cm (each)
Literature comparison:
Compare a pair of closely related open salts, 10.2 cm long, illustrated by Henry Ashton Crosby Forbes et al., Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885, Museum of the American China Trade, 1975, p. 222, fig. 171, no. 227.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 February 2001, lot 299
Price: USD 15,275 or approx. EUR 25,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of Chinese Export silver wine coasters, Mark of Khecheong, Canton, circa 1835
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration with similar acanthus and shells to the rims. Note the size (16 cm) and that the lot comprises a pair of wine coasters by the same maker.
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