A SET OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEASPOONS AND TONGS
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
ca. US$1,897 - US$2,371
Price realised: £2,125
ca. US$3,359
A SET OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEASPOONS AND TONGS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
A SET OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEASPOONS AND TONGS LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Comprising twelve spoons and a pair of sugar-tongs, each spoon with the bowl formed as a lotus leaf and the handle as the stem, the interiors gilded, the tongs of similar design, each spoon and the tongs with the mark CS, all within a silk lined fitted wood box, carved in high relief to the exterior with cartouches of figures at leisure on a ground of fruit and flowers, mark of Cumshing, Canton The spoons, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, the box, 8 in. (20.4 cm.) wide
Informations about the auction |
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| Auction house: | Christie's |
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| Title: | Christie's Interiors |
| Date of the auction: | 9 Nov 2011 |
| Address: |
Christie's 9 November 2011, London, South Kensington |
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