Lot 488 , A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese Export sterling silver four piece tea and coffee service and matching oval tea tray, three teaspoons and a tea strainer, by Tack Hing, Hong Kong

A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese Export sterling silver four piece tea and coffee service and matching oval tea tray, three teaspoons and a tea strainer, by Tack Hing, Hong Kong, with engraved bamboo decoration, tray 47cm, gross weight 98.2oz. Ivory submission reference: FMPGUW5Q and FY7HQ8LB
Provenance: The owner’s parents lived in Hong Kong before 1940 when they purchased this vase, thence by family descent.
£2,000-3,000

Condition:
Surface scratches to the base of the tray. Top of tray tarnished. Some mild tarnishing to the other pieces, otherwise the overall condition is good, commensurate with age and mild use. Marks clear but some a little blurred.

Sold for £1,800