Antique Chinese Export Solid Silver Cased Cup and Saucer, circa 1880

Antique late-19th Century Chinese export solid silver trophy cup, impressive and exceptionally fine quality, decorated with repoussé prunus and perched birds against a hand chased matted ground, cup resting on an elegant shaped stem and domed foot, base decorated in similar complimentary design, both sides applied with c-shaped handles imitating branches and terminating with applied flowers. Hallmarked with Chinese export marks, Artisan workshop mark of ZAN 賛, Shanghai and Retailer WS for Woshing (Active c. 1850s - 1925) an important manufacturing and retailing silversmith in Shanghai and Canton. Common mistakes in the transliteration of Chinese silver marks in English caused several names for Woshing, such as Wo Shing, Woo Shing...

Antique 19th century Chinese export solid silver presentation cup and cover, of traditional urn shape, the body is embossed with beautiful scenes in relief depicting Chinese nobility...

Antique 19th century French very rare and exceptional quality solid silver & niello serving tray, of shaped oblong form, the boarder beautifully decorated with laurel leaves and appl...

Antique late 19th century French exquisite solid silver dinner service, very large and of heavy gauge. Consisting of; five serving oval dishes, four serving round plates, two lidded tureens and two sauce boats. Of traditional shape and decorated with elegant guilloché borders, applied with cast crowned masks above floral garlands, mounted with scrolled acanthus leaf handles and finials. Hallmarked French Silver minerva (950 standard), Paris, Maker's mark MON ODIOT...

A Chinese Export Silver Tea Cup and Saucer made in Hong Kong around 1900. The cup embossed and chased with birds and bamboo against a matte background, ...

Delightful pair of bone china Royal Copenhagen demitasse cups and saucers One a soft pale pink, the other crushed raspberry. Each decorated...

Antique English silver grape shears and berry spoons in original case, circa 1880.

Solid silver cup, 20th century. Bernegal gallonado made in silver in its color with two circular handles on the sides. It clearly follows examples of ancient silverware, in Spanish Baroque concrete, both in its form and in those decorative elements mentioned. Weight: Measures: 15 x 11.5 x 7.5 cms. Package's weight and measures...