A BOXED SET OF TEN SILVER & GOLD KNIVES AND FORKS
SINO-JAPANESE, LATE 19TH CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 1867-1912
Silver elements by Wang Hing of Hong Kong, the handles Japanese gold and silver inlaid bronze, blue silk lined Chinese case with retailer's label for Wang Hing Jeweller No59 Hong Kong, old ink inscribed paper to interior "Handles of Happy Despatch collected by Colonel W W Wolseley when he was in China", some handles signed
slight size variance from manufacture- knives approximately 21.5cm long, case 26.5cm wide
Condition Report:
Case tired and with shrinkage cracks, lining perished
Metalware with some wear from use- tarnishing
Condition Report Disclaimer
A BOXED SET OF TEN SILVER & GOLD KNIVES AND FORKS
SINO-JAPANESE, LATE 19TH CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 1867-1912
Silver elements by Wang Hing of Hong Kong, the handles Japanese gold and silver inlaid bronze, blue silk lined Chinese case with retailer's label for Wang Hing Jeweller No59 Hong Kong, old ink inscribed paper to interior "Handles of Happy Despatch collected by Colonel W W Wolseley when he was in China", some handles signed
slight size variance from manufacture- knives approximately 21.5cm long, case 26.5cm wide
Condition Report:
Case tired and with shrinkage cracks, lining perished
Metalware with some wear from use- tarnishing
Condition Report Disclaimer
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