A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
MARK OF WOSHING, SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1900
Rounded rectangular, the raised border chased and engraved with figures in rural village settings and tidings of good fortune in Chinese characters, the center engraved with various butterflies amongst chrysanthemum, bamboo, iris, prunus, and other flowers, with two bamboo-form handles and raised on four leaf-capped elephant feet, marked on underside
22 in. (55.9 cm.) long, over handles
66 oz. 8 dwt. (2,065 gr.)
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY
MARK OF WOSHING, SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1900
Rounded rectangular, the raised border chased and engraved with figures in rural village settings and tidings of good fortune in Chinese characters, the center engraved with various butterflies amongst chrysanthemum, bamboo, iris, prunus, and other flowers, with two bamboo-form handles and raised on four leaf-capped elephant feet, marked on underside
22 in. (55.9 cm.) long, over handles
66 oz. 8 dwt. (2,065 gr.)