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Signed Antique 3 Pc. Sun Shing Chinese Export Silver Spoons & Fork Flatware Set
About the Item
A fine set of antique Chinese export silver flatware.
Consisting of two (differently sized) spoons and a dinner fork.
The tops of the handles terminate in full figural Chinese figures and are finished with a gold wash. Each finial has a different figure. The handles have intertwining vines that terminate in flowers.
The bowls are hand-hammered and finished with a gold wash.
Marked for the Sun Shing silver company of Canton, China (active in the early 19th century).
Simply an amazing set of Chinese export silver!
Date:
Early 19th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
Each piece with some light edge wear, and each spoon has some light scratches & rubbing to the gold wash in the bowl. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Sun Shing
Marks:
Each marked to the backs of the bowls with Sun Shing's maker's mark.
Measurements:
Large Spoon:
Length: ca. 7 1/4 in.
Width: ca. 1 3/4 in.
Height: ca. 1/2 in.
Small Spoon:
Length: ca. 6 1/4 in.
Width: ca. 1 1/4 in.
Height: ca. 3/8 in.
Fork:
Length: ca. 7 1/4 in.
Width: ca. 1 in.
Height: ca. 1 1/8 in.
Weight (overall): ca. 173 g
Items purchased from this dealer must delight you. Purchases may be returned for any reason for a period of 7 days.
- Creator:Sun Shing
- Metal:
- Weight:173 g
- Dimensions:Height: 1.13 in (28.71 mm)Width: 1 in (25.4 mm)Length: 7.25 in (184.15 mm)
- Sold As:Set of 3
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Early 19th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. All pieces have some light edge wear, and each spoon has some light scratches & rubbing to the gold wash in the bowl. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:
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