CHINESE EXPORT SILVER SUGAR AND CREAM
A Chinese Export silver sugar and cream in the tree bark style This style was popular in the 1890’s – a Chinese silvermsith’s response to
A Chinese Export silver sugar and cream in the tree bark style This style was popular in the 1890’s – a Chinese silvermsith’s response to
A chased English silver canister by William Comyns https://williamwalter.co.uk/maker/william-comyns/ This finely worked canister is typical of his work The sides are chased with different tranquil
A Burmese silver bowl with pierced and deeply repousse worked decoration of scenes from the tales of the Jataka. This presentation bowl follows the shape
A Silver Quiz Having had fun putting together this quiz I thought I should put it up as a blog…. Question 1How many marks would
Two Victorian sterling silver covered dishes by the silversmith Henry Wilkinson hallmarked just two years apart. Almost certainly meant to be used for butter –
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
This sterling silver body of this potato dish ring is embellished with impressive embossed and pierced scrolling foliate and floral decoration. In amongst the foliage