A late 19th / early 20th century Chinese export silver three-piece tea service, Canton or Shanghai circa 1900, marked Qi Xiang, retailed by Pao Kuang of Hong Kong

A late 19^th / early 20^th century Chinese export silver three-piece tea service, Canton or Shanghai circa 1900, marked Qi Xiang, retailed by Pao Kuang of Hong Kong

Qing dynasty. Comprising a teapot, a milk jug, and a covered twin handled sugar bowl. Each of prunus branch form with a gnarled inner section. The teapot with a spout modelled after a branch, opposite a handle modelled the same fitted with horn insulators pinned to sockets. The milk and sugar with similar handles modelled as branches. The teapot lid with branch form finials with cast and applied prunus decoration. The bodies with cast and applied flowering prunus decoration. Each marked underneath with a partially artisan mark 啟祥 (QI XIANG), and a retailer’s mark PAOKUANGC^o. (3)

Teapot length – 22 cm / 8.6 inches

Weight – 880 grams / 28.29 ozt