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Chinese Export Silver Tablespoons (Pair) - Yatshing
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Reference: S1444
Period: George IV
Year: Circa 1800-1850
Silversmith: Yatshing
Place: Canton, China
Price: $ 220.00
Weight: 126 grams
Dimensions: 21.2 cm
Condition: Good, some wear, dent to 1 bowl.
Description: A rare pair of Chinese Export silver Fiddle pattern tablespoons, with a good set of pseudo-English hallmarks. The hallmarks include pseudo sterling lion, pseudo crowned leopard's head, makers mark YS and pseudo Georgian duty mark. One spoon has excellent marks, with good detail, the other spoon marks are still good, but have some wear.
Chinese Export silver is "stylistically Anglo-American, of the late Georgian period, of fine workmanship and exceptionally heavy weight" - (Kernan, China Trade Silver - Checklists for Collectors Nov 1965) - these spoons are no exception. The website www.chineseexportsilver.com also notes that "Yatshing silver is always of a high standard".
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Chinese Export Silver Tablespoons
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Chinese Export Silver Hallmarks - Yatshing
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