Asian Art II - 13th November 2014

Lot 626

Four Chinese silver items c.1900

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1200

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Description

Four Chinese silver items c.1900, comprising: a reticulated bowl embossed with dragons and clouds, the base with the inscription 'Hong Kong Gymkhana Meeting June 17th 1905 Hurdle Race "Nomination"', a lobed bowl decorated with panels of prunus, bamboo and equestrian riders with bands of key fret, a rectangular hinged box, with two scaly dragons in relief to the exterior, and a small hinged box, decorated with peony to one side, a bird on a branch beneath an empty cartouche to the other, the former three with impressed marks, 16.5cm. (4)