A Chinese Export Silver Tea Ladle with Jadeite Handle
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $200 - $400
Estimate$200 – $400
Status
Closed
A Chinese Export Silver Tea Ladle with Jadeite Handle
MARKED FOR SILVER, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
晚清/民國 中國外銷銀茶勺，帶鑲翠手柄 the circular ladle worked with reticulated peonies and supported by carved spinach handle; marked '足銀' to underside. 19 dwt
Length 6 3/4 in., 17.2 cm.
Property from the Collection of John R. and Rose Meengs, Holland, Michigan
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
