TWO RETICULATED SILVER TRAYS LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

TWO RETICULATED SILVER TRAYS
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

both of circular form, the larger cast with a foliate rim alternating lobes of auspicious characters and plants, the center with a dedicatory inscription, the base with the stamps Tianjin Wuhua, Hou, Zuwen, Liang; the smaller lobed tray with two dragons amidst lingzhi-shaped clouds, with stamps Tianjin Wuhua, Hou, Wenyin, Wen; together with a silver-plated handled tray (3)
Diameter of largest 12 in., 31.8 cm

Provenance:
Acquired in China during the first half of the 20th century, and thence by descent.