A Chinese silver and mother-of-pearl twelve-piece fish cutlery with a dragon and a flaming pearl, dealer's mark Sing Fat, early 20th C.

L 21 - 20,5 cm

Total weight: 712g

The mark of the artisan workshop is a 'Tu Yi Sheng' (徐義生) mark, a Shanghai-based workshop. Sing Fat (盛發), the retailer of the set, operated in both Canton and Shanghai in the early 20th C.

The decoration shows a dragon chasing the flaming pearl, a recurrent motif in Chinese art, with the pearl representing the attainment of wisdom, power or immortality.

Condition: (UV-checked)

- Generally in very good condition, with minor superficial wear and normal traces of use. A few mother-of-pearl handles with natural tension lines.