April 13, 2022 10:00 EST
Asian Arts
57
An eight-piece Chinese silver desk set with two added pieces 银质器具一组八件及两附件
With chased and repoussé iris and foliate motif, variously marked, desk set retailed and with stamped marks for Luen Wo; comprising a globular shaped inkwell; four blotter corners, workshop mark for Kun Shan; a rocker blotter apparently unmarked; a pen, indistinct mark; a paper knife, workshop mark for De; with associated small awl or opener and one seal, probably American, stamped STERLING.
L(table corner): 5 7/8 in., H(ink well): 3 3/8in.
PROVENANCE:
Property from a private collection, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
With chased and repoussé iris and foliate motif, variously marked, desk set retailed and with stamped marks for Luen Wo; comprising a globular shaped inkwell; four blotter corners, workshop mark for Kun Shan; a rocker blotter apparently unmarked; a pen, indistinct mark; a paper knife, workshop mark for De; with associated small awl or opener and one seal, probably American, stamped STERLING.
PROVENANCE:
Property from a private collection, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
NOTE:
We are grateful to Dr. Adrien Von Ferscht, for additional information on the makers of certain pieces in this lot.
