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Features
- Region of Origin: China
- Maker: Chong Woo
- Age: 1850-1899
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Primary Material: Sterling Silver
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER DRAGON TEAPOT c 1875 CHONG WOO, HONG KONG
A beautifully hand crafted,
c1875
Chinese export silver
dragon in streaming flames
bamboo handle and spot
teapot.
The following information thanks to the China trade silver scholar
Mr. Adrien von Ferscht.
This teapot is hallmarked
in English
Chong Woo, whose real name was
Chiu Yu Tin.
He opened his shop in 1853 in Hong Kong,
becoming one of the most influential trade silver merchants of
the second half of the 19th century.