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Property from the Kelton Collection
A large Chinese export silver punchbowl
Late 19th centuryThe body with six lobed sides, repoussé decorated with Chinese genre scenes, chrysanthemums, and dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the scalloped and pierced rim with chased dragon design, the bottom engraved with an eight point star bearing the inscription Shanghai Volunteer Corps, April 4, 1865 with Chinese characters gongbuju (municipal council) and the motto Juncta In Uno Omnia (all joined in one), the outside edge of the foot ring marked with makers mark reading Xinyuan and S.O. 6 1/2in (16cm) high, total silver weight approximately 70oz troy (2177gm)
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十九世紀晚期 銀壓花上海公共租界工部局龍紋山水人物圖盌 《信遠》款The Latin motto Juncta In Uno Omnia belongs to the Shanghai International Settlement, established in 1863 from the merger of the British and American enclaves in Shanghai.