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PROVENANCE: From the Collections of Gerald Simpson (1925-2018) born in a rural area of north Gilmer County, GA. His family moved to Cartersville, GA in 1926. He later joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) before volunteering for the United States Marine Corps when he was 17. After basic training at Parris Island, SC, Harold volunteered for Radio Gunner School and received flight training for SBD Dive Bombers. A World War 2 combat veteran, he served Marine Air Corps in the Pacific Theater, including campaigns in the Solomon Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands and the Mariana Islands. Among his varied interests and passions were collecting Silver and Porcelain art pieces, gardening, traveling and watching John Wayne movies.Dimensions (cm): Length: 24 Width: 14 Height: 14 Weight (gram): 1050Set of Chinese Qing Dynasty Period WAI KEE Silver Tea pot. A set of Chinese silver tea set. The set contains a teapot, a tea pitcher and a tea canister. All tea set has a relief bamboo tree with dense foliage around its body. Every handle is in the design of bamboo joints. The teapot has one handle, one spout and one lid. The tea pitcher(chahai) is a lidded two handle decanting vessel, which is used to ensure the consistency of the flavor of the tea. The tea canister is lidless and has one handle and one wide spout. The whole is exquisite in craftsmanship, and magnificent.