Nine Sterling Silver Items

Description:

Nine Sterling Silver Items, China, 20th century, eight dresser items including a pair of bristled cloth brushes, a pair of bristled hair brushes, a mirror, a shoehorn, a handled straightener, and a handled hook, all decorated with iris and crane designs, marks to some, ht. to 9 3/8, wd. to 6 1/4; a cube box with hinged cover, depicting a single dragon with a flaming pearl stretching along the four sides and another on the cover top, signed "Shang bao cheng jiyu sheng," 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in., all in repousse on a chased ground.

From the Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg
Estimate $800-1,000

silverwork detached from a cloth brush; mirro with scratches; minor tarnishing.


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