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Chinese Export Silver Antique Tea Set by Tu Mao Xing

About the Item

Comprising a tea pot, sugar bowl and milk jug, each of globular fluted form with dragon handles, the bodies embossed with sprays of bamboo and figures on horseback, with character marks to the bases. This exquisite silver tea set is of exceptional quality, as could be expected of Tu Mao Xing, one of the finest Chinese silversmiths of all time. Teapot height 18 cm, width 26 cm, depth 15 cm Sugar bowl height 9 cm, width 17 cm, depth 11 cm Milk jug height 9 cm, width 15 cm, depth 11 cm Combined weight 850 g.
  • Creator:
    Tu Mao Xing (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 10.24 in (26 cm)Depth: 5.91 in (15 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 3
  • Style:
    Chinese Export (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1880
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 135711stDibs: LU95636696543
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