12th Oct, 2023 13:00

THREE-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 268
 

268

A SIX-PIECE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ 900/1000 SILVER TEA & COFFEE SERVICE, OVER 2 KG TOTAL WEIGHT, LATE QING DYNASTY
清末六件菊花紋茶或咖啡杯具,900/1000 銀,重2公斤多

Sold for €3,120

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Lot details


Inscribed
: Several pieces stamped with ‘IS’ and ‘90’

China, late 19th to early 20th century. All pieces made from solid silver 900/1000. Comprised of a coffeepot, a teapot, a cream jug, a sugar bowl, a stand and a burner, each vessel is set with a bamboo-form handle and decorated with chrysanthemums in high relief. The hinged covers are further incised with bamboo leaves and have finials in the form of bamboo stalks. The handles bear circular insulators carved from organic material. (6)

Provenance: Property from the private collection of Walter Knoke (1885-1952), assembled in China during the 1920s and 1930s, and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, light scratches, and minuscule dents. The larger teapot missing the covers hinge pin.

Weight: 557.2 g (smaller teapot), 268.2 g (sugar bowl), 189.9 g (cream jug), 702.4 (larger teapot), 344.2 (stand and burner)
Dimensions: Length 26.7 cm (smaller teapot), 16.8 cm (sugar bowl), 15.1 cm (cream jug), 23 cm (large teapot)

Please click here to read the full description

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 2014, lot 335
Price: GBP 11,875 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An Export Silver Tea Set Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Expert remark: Note that this set also contains a silver tray.

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

清末六件菊花紋茶或咖啡杯具,
900/1000 銀,重2公斤多
中國,十九世紀末至二十世紀初。純銀 900/1000 製成。由咖啡壺、茶壺、奶油壺、糖罐、支架和爐組成,每件器皿均配有竹形手柄,並飾有高浮雕菊花。 鉸接蓋竹葉紋,並具有竹杆狀的流。手柄帶有由有機材料雕刻而成的圓形絕緣體。 (6)

款識: 可見‘IS’ 與 ‘90’字樣

來源:Walter Knoke(1885-1952 年)私人收藏,於上世紀二十年代至三十年代在中國收藏,並由同一家族傳承。
品相:狀況極好,有輕微磨損、少量小刻痕、輕微劃痕、微小凹痕。較大的茶壺缺少蓋子鉸鏈銷。

重量:557.2 克 (小茶壺),268.2克 (糖罐),189.9克 (奶油罐),702.4克 (大茶壺),344.2克 (底座和燃器)
尺寸:長26.7 厘米 (小茶壺),16.8 厘米 (糖罐),15.1 厘米 (奶油罐),23 厘米 (大茶壺)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:倫敦蘇富比,2014年11月5日,lot 335
價格:GBP 11,875(相當於今日EUR 18,000
描述:清十九世紀外銷銀菊紋茶器一套 《恒昌造》款
專家評論:請注意此茶具套有一件銀盤。
 


Inscribed
: Several pieces stamped with ‘IS’ and ‘90’

China, late 19th to early 20th century. All pieces made from solid silver 900/1000. Comprised of a coffeepot, a teapot, a cream jug, a sugar bowl, a stand and a burner, each vessel is set with a bamboo-form handle and decorated with chrysanthemums in high relief. The hinged covers are further incised with bamboo leaves and have finials in the form of bamboo stalks. The handles bear circular insulators carved from organic material. (6)

Provenance: Property from the private collection of Walter Knoke (1885-1952), assembled in China during the 1920s and 1930s, and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, light scratches, and minuscule dents. The larger teapot missing the covers hinge pin.

Weight: 557.2 g (smaller teapot), 268.2 g (sugar bowl), 189.9 g (cream jug), 702.4 (larger teapot), 344.2 (stand and burner)
Dimensions: Length 26.7 cm (smaller teapot), 16.8 cm (sugar bowl), 15.1 cm (cream jug), 23 cm (large teapot)

Please click here to read the full description

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 5 November 2014, lot 335
Price: GBP 11,875 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An Export Silver Tea Set Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Expert remark: Note that this set also contains a silver tray.

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

清末六件菊花紋茶或咖啡杯具,
900/1000 銀,重2公斤多
中國,十九世紀末至二十世紀初。純銀 900/1000 製成。由咖啡壺、茶壺、奶油壺、糖罐、支架和爐組成,每件器皿均配有竹形手柄,並飾有高浮雕菊花。 鉸接蓋竹葉紋,並具有竹杆狀的流。手柄帶有由有機材料雕刻而成的圓形絕緣體。 (6)

款識: 可見‘IS’ 與 ‘90’字樣

來源:Walter Knoke(1885-1952 年)私人收藏,於上世紀二十年代至三十年代在中國收藏,並由同一家族傳承。
品相:狀況極好,有輕微磨損、少量小刻痕、輕微劃痕、微小凹痕。較大的茶壺缺少蓋子鉸鏈銷。

重量:557.2 克 (小茶壺),268.2克 (糖罐),189.9克 (奶油罐),702.4克 (大茶壺),344.2克 (底座和燃器)
尺寸:長26.7 厘米 (小茶壺),16.8 厘米 (糖罐),15.1 厘米 (奶油罐),23 厘米 (大茶壺)

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:倫敦蘇富比,2014年11月5日,lot 335
價格:GBP 11,875(相當於今日EUR 18,000
描述:清十九世紀外銷銀菊紋茶器一套 《恒昌造》款
專家評論:請注意此茶具套有一件銀盤。

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