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XIE JU 恊聚 Name of retailer
CHENG JI 成記 Name of workshop

DA FU, Hué, Viet Nam
Chinese silversmith working in Vietnam late 19th/20th centuries
Do you have an image if the box?

Article solving the S.M. mystery once and for all: http://chinese-export-silver.com.gridhosted.co.uk/DmccT

Anthony et al I am actually in the throes of writing an academic paper on the whole "S.M. Enigma". It sahould be published in about 2 weeks time. But the good news is I have finally unpicked all the threads and found the reality behind the mark, I'm sorry I can't divulge it right here and ...

Has anyone seen this mark before and knows anything about it?
I haven't, but am wondering if this has anything to do with the Sun Sun department store in Shanghai
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ukn6kczhfdrxk ... 20Mark.jpg

Thanks
Adrien

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IMAGES OF ITEMS WITH THE FANG JIU XIA OR FANG JIU XIA RUN JI MARKS?
WOULD MUCH APPRECIATE IT IF YES

"TECHU SOLID SILVER" MARK Attached are images of two items [1] Cigarette Case that looks overtly Chinese Export Silver and [2] A large tray that could be Chinese Export Silver. They both carry the silver mark for "TECHU SOLID SILVER - a mark I've never seen before or ever mentioned i...

It could be Guang Ji, Hong Kong [1890-1920]

Not totally sure as mark is badly struck

BAO XING, Nanjing Chinese Export Silver Does anyone by chance have an image of any silver item that carries the Nanjing Bao Xing mark? I'd gratefully appreciate it. Am currently compiling the draft entries for the next 4th Edition of my catalogue and examples of work alongside the usual info is par...

You've solved it!
I was so fixated on the fact the last impress looked like a tree that I couldn't see anything else but a tree!
Thanks Trevor
Another one for the new edition cataloguing
Regards
Adrien

Hi Trevor

Do you really think the first mark is a "pseudo" lion passant?

As for the duty mark, what do you think it's trying to emulate?

I've never seen a Canton mark like this

The following mark has been shared with me. In Crosby Forbes' work in Appendix III he lists ACAO as a Canton maker, yet gives no mark. This mark for AKOW potentially be the same, but I've never seen a so-called pseudo hallmark with a tree symbol impress. I also do not recognise the first character m...

This is a link to the image for the Huang Jiu Ji mark http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/spoonseeker/spoonseeker001/AVF-1.jpg This is a link to an image of a jug by Huang Jiu Ji which has enamel work typical of his work http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh494/spoonseeker/spoonseeker001/AVF-...

This is the correct transliteration from Cantonese
Apparently he is a sought after maker by Chinese collectors but no collector seems to know his origin

Chinese Export Silver mark - HUANG JIU JI Does anyone know where city where the workshop Huang Jiu Ji operated? Likely contenders based on style and quality point to either Tientsin or Hong Kong. But no documentary evidence uncovered. Would be extremely glad to solve this mystery Huang Jiu Ji is wel...

The "chopmark" says Shang which is a common name. There was a YC Co working in Tianjin [Tientsin] from 1890-1940. Although their mark usually did say YC Co, I'd still say this is probably the same maker It's a nice frame by the way and the style falls in with the period YC Co was working -...

Again, I need a clearer image of the mark to be sure but going on the style of the object, it is very reminiscent of Kan Mao Hsing of Jiujang Province. This maker had a very particular way of using thick wirework of which this is a good example
Get me a clear image and I can confirm
Adrien von Ferscht

The mark isn't clear enough for me to identify fully. Am happy to re-appraise if you can provide a clear, crisp close up shot of the mark But going on the tot cup style and the "style" of the mark [ie it is in Chinese ideogram only] I am pretty clear it is probably either one of the many T...

Yes it is Lao Tian Bao, Tianjin, 1895-1910 Am beginning some research shortly into the Tianjin makers, who all seem to use marks using Chinese characters. The same goes for the makers who collectively are known as "the 9 Factories" in Shanghai, but most of the later were makers of silver j...

Am actually not totally sure this is Chinese Export Silver It's not a mark I recognise, but more interestingly, the form and motifs used are not the normal mainland Chinese style The majority of Chinese export Silver makers that used Chinese characters only for their marks were either based in Tianj...