Lot Essay
The initial R refers to James Linn Rodgers, who was appointed Consul-General of the United States at Shanghai from 1905-1907, during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt.
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SERVICE
MARK OF HUNG CHONG, CANTON/SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1905
Details
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SERVICE
MARK OF HUNG CHONG, CANTON/SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1905
The service globular, with dragon handles, embossed and chased with chrysanthemums, engraved with initial R, comprising: a teapot with hinged cover, a two handled sugar bowl, and a cream jug, marked underneath
MARK OF HUNG CHONG, CANTON/SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1905
The service globular, with dragon handles, embossed and chased with chrysanthemums, engraved with initial R, comprising: a teapot with hinged cover, a two handled sugar bowl, and a cream jug, marked underneath
Provenance
James Linn Rogers (b. 1861), thence by descent.