The Year of the Dragon
Every year as the Lunar New Year approaches I try to find the right image to send auspicious wishes This year – the Year of
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Every year as the Lunar New Year approaches I try to find the right image to send auspicious wishes This year – the Year of
A Georgian silver wine funnel. This wine funnel is more substantial in form than the more traditional style The scalloped bowl is finely done This
A Georgian silver soup ladle – nearly 250 years old – I think the oldest piece we have a the moment Amazing that after so
The Origins of Chinese Export Silver –In The Beginning… Silver craftsmanship has been around in China for thousands of years but it wasn’t until the
Chinese Export silver ..and then As trade opened up with China after the Opium Wars so Chinese Export silver changed.. The Chinese Export silver ,
Chinoiserie Silver Chinoiserie is a word borrowed from French and means a style in art reflecting Chinese qualities or motifs. It is the European interpretation
Inscriptions on silver – to rub or not to rub? Nearly forty years ago when I first started collecting and selling silver all the inscriptions
Chinese Export silver marks British silver is hall marked with a coded system See my blog: English Silver Marks – Esme Parish Silver And initially,
Such a find A four piece Chinese Export silver tea and coffee set – so many get split over the years but this one still
Burmese silver bowls and scroll holder Early 20th century. A covered rice bowl, an offering bowl and a scroll holder each from southern part of