A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER SALT CELLARS

CANTON, CIRCA 1830, MAKER'S MARK P

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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT SILVER SALT CELLARS
CANTON, CIRCA 1830, MAKER'S MARK P
Each of rounded rectangular form with foliate shell cast rims, engraved with the coat-of-arms of the East India Company with the motto UNIT:E:IND:COMP, gilt washed, marked underneath
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long; 10 oz. (311 gr.)

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of John Devereux Kernan.

Lot Essay

The United East India Co., or Honourable East India Co., was formed in 1709 as a union of the East India Company and the New East India Company. The Company was a powerful commercial and political force in India and Asia. Relatively little United East India Co. silver survives.

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