A rare Chinese silver architectural table screen, X-ray tested .…

A rare Chinese silver architectural table screen, X-ray tested .…
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A rare Chinese silver architectural table screen, X-ray tested .950 silver., the large architectural double-sided table screen, embossed and chased silver, unmarked. "In 1866, the silver table screen was brought to Victoria from china by Maa Louey (1835-1915; Ma Lui in Mandarin) who, at the time, although a Mandarin of the third civil rank and an Imperial Governor, had upset the emperor and fallen out of favour, so fled from china to Victoria and then to the goldfields." (statement by Maa Louey's great granddaughter). Weight 1661g. Height 55 cm, width 31 cm, depth 14 cm, height 55 cm, width 31 cm, depth 14 cm

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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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