CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: Lustrous Beacons of Excellence 中國出口銀器: 明亮的卓越之燈塔 Chinese Export Silver is without doubt the most mysterious silver category the world ever saw. Only now, over 70 years after it faded into obscurity, are we beginning to understand some of the many enigmas; it’s the stuff of movies! As a silver category, […]
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Category meta museum · Tags Adrien von Ferscht, China, chinese export silver, Christopher Hunter, English Georgian, Gan Sheng, Hong Kong, London, Meta Museum, Osterley Park House, Robert Adam, Sheng Yuan, Sing Fat
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CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: The Ultimate Tea Ceremony 中國出口銀器: 終極茶道 Chinese Export Silver was very much a product of the China Trade which in itself was a phenomenon born out of the long-established silk and tea trades between China and the West. Tea, like silver, is very much embedded into the Chinese psyche. Unlike in China, […]
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Pearl River Meets East River Over a Chinese Export Silver Box! 珠江在一個中國出口銀盒上遇到了紐約的東河! For a nation that had been almost totally introspective to the point of being hermetically sealed off for hundreds of years, it never ceases to amaze me how inextricably linked the phenomenon that is Chinese Export Silver is to America, in particular the […]
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CHINESE EXPORT SILVER: An Almighty Battle Royal Over a Tea Set! 中國出口銀器: 一套茶具上的偉大戰役! Inundated though I am with images of Chinese Export Silver, both shared by others from around the world and unearthed by me in my research quest, not a week goes by without at least one specimen taking my breath away. Cape […]
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Chinese Export Silver produced some extraordinary silversmiths by anyone’s standards; a much-used statement by me and one I am oft criticised about. There is an unwritten hierarchy of perceived best makers in the Western world in the 18th and 19th centuries; sadly, Chinese silversmiths were not even considered eligible to this exclusive virtual club. Chinese […]
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Category meta museum · Tags Adrien von Ferscht, Art Nouveau Secessionist, China, chinese export silver, Christopher Hunter, Classic Chinese, Haig Whisky Dimple, Hong Kong, Luen Hing, Tai Ping, Wang Hing, Yu Chang, Yun Chien
Posted by Adrien von Ferscht on August 5, 2013 · 1 Comment
One of the many advantages of being known as carrying out in-depth research into Chinese Export Silver and its complex history is that I receive a huge number of images from people from around the world. The volume has increased as readership grows; a noticeable spike in the graph occurred when I began collaborating with […]
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CHINESE EXPORT SILVER FOR THE ISLAMIC WORLD 伊斯蘭世界的中國出口銀器. It was back in 2012 that I first wrote an article about Chinese Export Silver that was clearly made for the Islamic world. A further year of research has brought to light much more information; what was already an interesting niche in an even more interesting silver […]
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Category meta museum · Tags Adrien von Ferscht, chinese export silver, Chinese Export Silver Makers' Marks, Chinese Jews, Christopher Hunter, Hong Kong, Islamic Silver, London, Meta Museum, Rosewater Sprinklers, Silver Filigree, Singapore, St Petersburg
