A Chinese silver tea kettle late 19th century

£1,000 - £2,000 £2,800

A Chinese silver tea kettle late 19th century, embossed with panels of birds amidst prunus enclosed within a gnarled prunus branch on a hammered ground, the stand with bamboo, foliage and dragons, the burner with English hall marks for 1902, the handle wicker loose, 28cm. (5) Cf. H. Crosby Forbes, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885, p.185 for related examples.