A ‘XI SHANG MEI SHAO’ REPOUSSE CHINESE EXPORT...
A ‘XI SHANG MEI SHAO’ REPOUSSE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CREAM POT
China, Circa 1900
Of cylindrical shape, with a root wood shaped handle and a triangular shaped spout. Adorned in deep repousse with magpies amidst plum flowers. The below inscribed with the marks “T&C”, “記北甯” and “TS”.
H: 10 cm
Weight: 190,7 grams
1. The marks may be that of two different workshops, the first one maybe Tuck Chang & Co located at 67 Broadway in Shanghai and active around 1900, the second one maybe Tien Shing active in Hong Kong around the third quarter of the 19th century.
2. One can say “There is a happy magpie on the tip of the plum branch”, lit. “Xi Shang Mei Shao” (喜上梅稍) which shound exactly like “Xi Shang Mei Shao” (喜上眉稍)lit. happiness up to one's eyebrows".
中国出口“喜上眉梢”银壶
中国，约1900年
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A ‘XI SHANG MEI SHAO’ REPOUSSE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CREAM POT
China, Circa 1900
Of cylindrical shape, with a root wood shaped handle and a triangular shaped spout. Adorned in deep repousse with magpies amidst plum flowers. The below inscribed with the marks “T&C”, “記北甯” and “TS”.
H: 10 cm
Weight: 190,7 grams
1. The marks may be that of two different workshops, the first one maybe Tuck Chang & Co located at 67 Broadway in Shanghai and active around 1900, the second one maybe Tien Shing active in Hong Kong around the third quarter of the 19th century.
2. One can say “There is a happy magpie on the tip of the plum branch”, lit. “Xi Shang Mei Shao” (喜上梅稍) which shound exactly like “Xi Shang Mei Shao” (喜上眉稍)lit. happiness up to one's eyebrows".
中国出口“喜上眉梢”银壶
中国，约1900年
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