Chinese Export Silver Sugar Bowl C1840 CAPT. PEELE

CHINESE EXPORT SILVER SUGAR BOWL         c1840 CAPTAIN PEELE, SALEM, MA.
This is a historically important
c1840
Chinese export silver
hand raised
shell & floral
sugar bowl & cover.
From the Canton work shop of
Kecheong.
Believed to have been originally owned by
a Salem Massachusetts
China trade merchant
Captain Peele.
The export silver bowl and cover
hand made,
the finish chasing of the highest order.
The layered petal and
flower head crown finial
not cast but
hand made.
Itself a work of
art.
A nearly identical design
from contemporary,
Wongshing,
illustrated page 180
Dr. Crosby Forbes's
China trade text.
Period engraved
Gothic initials,
H(?) F. P.
for Captain Peele.
The c1840 Captain Peele Chinese silver covered sugar bowl 9 inches across
handles 5 tall and weighs 22 1/2 standard ounces.
Hallmarked as shown, the identical hallmark in Forbes's text.
In very fine condition.
Appears little used.
Rich sterling patina.
Retains original hand made detail.
Original gold wash interior.
Sells worldwide.
Applicable sales tax.