23rd Apr, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
comprising: a pair, pierced and engraved with bamboo and with a vacant cartouche, with Chinese character artisan mark for Ju Long, Hong Kong; another stamped with figures in a landscape, with Chinese character artisan mark for Zhao Xiang, Canton, retailed by Wang Hing and Company, Hong Kong, Canton and Shanghai; another similarly decorated, by Leeching, Hong Kong; another similarly decorated, apparently unmarked and one stamped with a dragon, with Chinese character artisan mark for Xing Ji, retailed by Hung Chong and Co., Shanghai
6oz 10dwt, 202gr
Tennants are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his assistance in identifying the marks.
Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £250
The examples which are marked are marked either inside or outside. Some have no marks. There is some surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use.
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Auction: Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 23rd Apr, 2022
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