A WELL-CRAFTED ARCHAISTIC SILVER EWER, QING DYNASTY Silver, cast and chased China, Qing Dynasty This unusual lidded silver ewer shows evident Persian influence as well as a taste for archaism. The globular center part shows two rows with archaic dragons in high relief standing out prominently against the textured backdrop. The handle is made in the shape of a dog, at the spout sits a little bird and the knob to the lid resembles a humanoid toad. On the underside is an unidentified silver hallmark. Shape: ewer with figural onsets Weight: 199 gramsDimensions: height 13 cm, width 16 cm Condition: excellent condition with only minor traces of age and use Provenance: American private collection清代仿古浮雕銀壺銀，鑄造中國，清代 造型：壺，動物 造型裝飾 重量： 199 克尺寸： 高13 厘米，寬 16 厘米 品相： 保存極好，僅有輕微年代與使用痕跡來源： 美國私人收藏