Description:
Three-piece Chinese Export Silver Tea Service, possibly Cumshing, a teapot, creamer and sugar; creamer and covered sugar with gold-washed interiors, all with repousse birds and leafy bamboo on a stippled ground, with bamboo-style handles and finials, character marks to undersides, teapot ht. 5 1/4 in., approx. 27.8 troy oz.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
All in good condition; Teapot heat stops possibly replaced.
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Keywords
Tea SetStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.