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Reference: S11506
Period: Victorian
Year: 1840-1870
Silversmith: Khecheong
Place: Canton, China
Price: $ 1 050.00
Weight: 117 grams
Dimensions: 9 cm height
Condition: Good, 1 small dent to base, and rim is not quite circular. Engraving removed above dragon, which has also removed some decoration. Original gilding good. Main body very good. Very tiny split to rim near handle.
Description: A typical Chinese Export silver Christening mug, richly decorated with traditional Chinese symbols, including Dragon and blossoming prunus tree, by Khecheong, one of the more prolific Chinese Export silversmiths. The mug has 3 circular embossed panels, the central one with Chinese dragon symbolising power, strength and good luck, the 2nd has a flowering Prunus blossom tree (plum or cherry), symbolising life, good health and happiness, the 3rd has flowers, buds and leaves. The remainder of the mug is finely engraved with flowers, leaves and diamond symbols, as you can see from the photographs the quality of the workmanship stands out. The handle is a curved vine, and the interior of the tapered mug is gilded. A circular patch above the dragon is plain, this is where a previous owners initials have been removed, this could be re-engraved. The base of the mug is clearly hallmarked with makers mark KHC in rectangular punch, the base also has a faint scratch engraved number, this would have been stock code used by the silversmith. Khecheong was one of the most prolific Chinese Export silversmiths, he worked from Club Street, Honam Island, Canton between 1840 and 1870. He has been described as a "good silversmith" by Forbes, in the book "Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885", page 255 - a book we highly recommend.
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