Chinese Silver Egg Salt and Pepper with Mythical Beast Legs

A Chinese silver pepper and salt, the egg form pepper on tripod…
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A Chinese silver pepper and salt, the egg form pepper on tripod base with engraved decoration, the salt with ceramic liner, embossed decoration to the exterior with four mythical beast legs.

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  • Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.

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