A rare mid 19th Chinese silver Kiddush cup and cover by Hone-Woe of Tapingshan, Hong Kong, second quarter of 19th century
A rare mid 19th Chinese silver Kiddush cup and cover
by Hone-Woe of Tapingshan, Hong Kong, second quarter of 19th century
Urn-shaped bowl and separate domed cover engraved with a narrow band of foliage and again repeatd on spread circular foot, the base is also engraved with a Hebrew inscription, height 14.5cm, weight 6.14oz.
Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • This tentative attribution has been made though no examples of the mark are recorded in Forbes et al., Chinese Export Silver, (Milton, 1975), p.255

Category: Decorative Arts / Silver


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