Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A Chinese figural desk seal and a Chinese Export pepper pot, the seal, circa 1880-1900, representing a bearded figure wearing a HAN FU costume and bat wing headdress, both stamped with two zhuanshu seal characters for Shou representing Longevity, the pepper pot, circa 1900-1930, with screw off cover, raised on three feet and decorated with dragons, hallmarked to the base for Hung Chong, both white metal, first length 8.6cm, second 8.5cm. £120-£150

Hung Chong was working in Canton and Shanghai circa 1860-1930 and is recorded as employing Chinese Export silversmiths within the period of the second quarter of the 19th century to the first quarter of the 20th century.