Chinese Export Silver Pitcher c1840 Kecheong

Description

CHINESE EXPORT SILVER PITCHER         c1840 CAPTAIN PEELE, SALEM, MA.
This is a historically important
c1840
Chinese export silver
hand raised
shell & floral
cream jug.
From the Canton work shop of
Kecheong.
Believed to have been originally owned by
a Salem Massachusetts
China trade merchant
Captain Peele.
A nearly identical design
from a Kecheong 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 cream jug 6 1/2 inches handle to
spout 5 3/4 tall and weighs 20 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.