Meta-Museum – THE SILVER ORPHANS OF SHANGHAI 上海的银色孤儿
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on February 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment
THE SILVER ORPHANS OF SHANGHAI 上海的银色孤儿 “Arts & Crafts” From the T’ou Sé Wé Jesuit Orphanage That Wowed the World…. and TinTin! In December 2012 a somewhat obscure silver lot appeared in auction in the US that was described as being “Chinese Export Silver”. Being a maker I had not come across before, my […]
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Meta-Museum – NO SPITTING IN THE SILVER VASE! 在银色花瓶的没有分散!
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on February 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment
NO SPITTING IN THE SILVER VASE! 在银色花瓶的没有分散! The Chinese Export Silver spittoon that thought it was a vase! A few weeks, I featured a vase in the an article entitled “Chinese Treasures That Come and Go”. While the “vase” still is as stunning, quite soon after publishing the article I discovered the vase was […]
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Meta-Museum – WILL THE REAL CUTSHING STEP FORWARD PLEASE 将真正的CUTSHING进步喜欢
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on January 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment
WILL THE REAL CUTSHING STEP FORWARD PLEASE 将真正的CUTSHING进步喜欢 My already published Catalogue of Chinese Export Silver Makers’ Marks is an on-going piece of work that endeavours not only to identify additional makers and their marks but also the “real people” behind the “auspicious names” many Chinese makers adopted. The following piece is part of my […]
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Meta-Museum – CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TREASURES THAT COME AND GO
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on January 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment
CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TREASURES THAT COME AND GO Remarkable items of Chinese Export Silver that leave an enduring impression….. It’s incredibly difficult to say what is the biggest pleasure I get from my research work into Chinese Export Silver, but if I’d have to choose one I’d have to say that I am probably privileged […]
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Meta-Museum – A RARE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER “MEGILLAH” FIT FOR A QUEEN 中國出口銀 复杂事情 女王/王后的适合
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on December 5, 2012 · 2 Comments
A RARE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER “MEGILLAH” FIT FOR A QUEEN 中國出口銀 复杂事情女王/王后的适合 It was back in August that I wrote about a megillah made by Wang Hing that at the time I thought was unique and it’s perhaps rather ironic that I find myself writing about a megillah that not only outshines it, […]
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Meta-Museum – CHINESE BAROQUE 中国巴洛克式的样式
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on November 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
META-MUSEUM: CHINESE BAROQUE 中国巴洛克式的样式 The 19th Century Chinese Export Silver Makers’ Love of Theatricality Rococo is essentially a product of the late baroque period. Although it can be described in many ways, the most delicious I think is “the Late Rococo manner was distinguished by a remarkable facility, exuberance and hedonism”. The Late Rococo […]
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Meta-Museum – THE SHANGHAI MASTERS OF ART DECO SILVER 上海文学硕士Deco银
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on November 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
THE SHANGHAI MASTERS OF ART DECO SILVER 上海文学硕士Deco银 The Chinese Export Silver makers embraced the style and excelled Chinese Export Silver makers were always able to master western styles and excel at creating extraordinary pieces that were the epitome of those styles. Many of the master silversmiths operated in Shanghai and Hong […]
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META-MUSEUM: CHINA AND THE 1000 YEAR OBSESSION WITH SILVER THAT GAVE BIRTH TO WORLD TRADE
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on November 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
CHINA: THE 1000 YEAR OBSESSION WITH SILVER THAT GAVE BIRTH TO WORLD TRADE ……………..an insight into how Chinese Export Silver became a 150 year phenomenon 1571 is the year world trade was effectively born. It was also the year Manila, in the Philippines, came into being; the Spanish having created the last link in […]
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META-MUSEUM: 18th & 19th Century Chinese Export Silver for the Islamic World
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on November 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
META-MUSEUM: Chinese Export Silver for the Islamic World The Chinese Export Silver makers of the 18th and 19th century were masters of adapting their skills to create objects of beauty not only for the Western world, but also for the Islamic world of Arabia, the Far East and the Indian sub-continent. This should hardly come […]
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Meta-Museum: Wang Hing – The Prolific, Yet Masterful Chinese Silversmith
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on November 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
WANG HING – The Prolific, Yet Masterful Chinese Silversmith Having just completed researching Chinese Export Silver makers’ marks and compiling the catalogue, of the 100+ makers, none appear to have been as prolific as Wang Hing. While prolific can often mean a reduction in quality, Wang Hing managed to produce some extraordinary items and […]
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