Chinese Export Silver Centrepiece - Antique Circa 1910

This fine antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) centrepiece has a plain circular rounded tapering form with an knopped stem to a circular spreading foot.

The surface of the silver centrepiece is plain and unembellished.

Each of the two detachable hallmarked bon bon baskets have a circular rounded form onto a spreading collet style foot and are fitted with interlacing twist style wirework handles.

Both the baskets and the central vase have a incurved shaped border to the rim.

This impressive silver antique centrepiece is fitted with two scrolling arms and ornamented with two angular brackets with scrolling terminals.

This fine example of Asian silverware has a weighted base and is fitted with green baize to the underside.

The hallmarks struck to the foot of each piece include:

Maker's mark: WH (Wang Hing & Co.)

Silver quality/purity mark: 90 (90 standard, 900/1000)

Character mark: Untraced

This antique centrepiece is very good gauge of silver, fine quality and in excellent presentation condition.

The Chinese hallmarks to the surface of the foot of each piece are all very clear.

Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of antique silverware.

Height 25cm/9.9"

Width across arms 24cm/8"

Height of basket 10.8cm/4.5"

Diameter of basket 9.3cm/3.6"

An accurate weight for silver content cannot be provided as this centrepiece has a weighted base.