Live Auction 20906The Collection of Pierre Durand
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CANN
Lot 127

A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CANN

MARK OF KHE CHEONG, CANTON, MID-19TH CENTURY

Closed27 January 2022

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USD 3,250

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A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CANN
MARK OF KHE CHEONG, CANTON, MID-19TH CENTURY
Tapered cylindrical with writhing dragon form handle, the body chased with figures in a village setting, the front with a cartouche engraved with script monogram JCB, marked on underside
3 1⁄4 in. (8.3 cm.) high
6 oz. 2 dwt. (190 gr.)

Specialist note

Similar canns by Khe Cheong were sold from the Collection of Myrna and Bernard Posner, Christie's, New York, 22 August 2019, lots 19 and 33.