- SUPERB TACKHING CHINESE EXPORT SILVER BREAD TRAY SHARK SKIN FINISH HONG KONG

Description

Awaiting your purchase is a superb
Chinese Expo
rt
silver bread tray of oval shape with a bamboo design to the b
ase and rim
against a stippled (shark skin finish) background. The rim of the tray is fashioned as a bamboo stem. It is marked to the underside with the marks of the Chinese silversmith
Tack Hing or Tackhing
of
Hong Kong
, including a "90% silver" and a Chinese character in a square punch.
This superb tray, made in the late 1800s or early in the last century, remains in
excellent antique condition
with little if any wear – the engraved design is still crisp and sharp – and bears
no monograms
.
- Length: 12 1/2in (31.8cm)
- Width: 6 3/4in (17.2cm)
- Height at ends: 1 1/2in (3.8cm)
- Weight: 12.67 troy oz (394g)
marik uornn A45 01290 01310