A large Chinese Cantonese embellished pewter sweetmeat set

A large Chinese Cantonese embellished pewter sweetmeat set 廣作錫器一套

The large six-lobed pewter case enclosing seven smaller covered dishes, all covers embellished by hard stone finials, the surface depicting animal subject reserves, a pair of beast head bail handles on cover and sides, a peach-spray finial to the cover, all accompanied by six dishes to the sides, all raised on open bracket foot, three seal impression to underside of cover, “Dian Tong”, “Yang Cheng, Shui Mu Wan, Zhou Sheng He”, and “Jing Xi”.
Dia: 17 ¾ in.

Provenance

Gump's San Francisco
Lillian Bertha Easton Antony, acquired from the above, circa 1929
Sylvia Hope Anthony Nelson, gift from the above
Mildred Anthony Uihlein, gift from the above
Robert F. Nelson, Jr., Goleta California (the above all according to a handwritten note)
Property from a private New England Collection
來源：
舊金山Gump's
Lillian Bertha Easton Antony，約1929年得於上述來源
Sylvia Hope Anthony Nelson，受贈於上述來源
Mildred Anthony Uihlein，受贈於上述來源
Robert F. Nelson, Jr., Goleta 加利福尼亞州（上述信息均來源於手記）新英格蘭私人收藏