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One of the FINEST CHINESE EXPORT SILVER pieces we’ve come across in quite some time. A tete’-e-tete’ teapot with FIGURAL ELEMENTS THROUGHOUT.
Classicly formed sepentine dragon handles and lid finial. Notice the head of the finial merges down on the lid where it meets the body of the beast…coiled in the clouds. Long sinuous whiskers…suprisingly still undamaged and still intact.
On a circular applied and everted base sits a fluted, repousse decorated orb form body with Chrysanthemum florals, leaves and vines. The shoulder circled by a Greek key band.
A spectacular Chinese export example! The piece is completely hand formed and hand wrought! Each mark, each dimple, each feature, painstakingly & carefully placed, one at a time.
I can’t even imagine the time it took. Indeed, the winner of this piece will likely understand the nature of the value of this piece. They’ll understand the purchase here is not in for 5.5 ounces of silver but instead the craftsmanship. It’s of exceptional quality.
This diminutive treasure measures 5″ across and 4″ tall. Perfect for viewing in a lighted display perhaps.
To further explain our appreciation of this piece, we feel comfortable in stating it is utterly exquisite with details and craftsman’s techniques that are unparalleled in any geographic area and any time period. Not refined like Tiffany or French silver perhaps, but for Eastern silver, there’s little that compares.
Also, it’s an older piece as far as Asian export silver goes. This piece was made from 1850-1875. A desirable and hard to find addition to any serious collection…
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Shipping is determined by your location. We use USPS for 99% of our shipping. Insurance is required and included in the shipping & handling fee you see quoted. If you notice a quoted fee that is higher than you think it should be, please see the insurance chart below. We have already integrated the insurance fee for the item based on our final value estimate for the item. So if the item looks like it may end up at $500, there is a $7.70 fee already included for insurance. Please note that we do not always ship immediately after a sale concludes since we cannot pack an item until after the sale, since we get questions all the time that require us to see the item. We ship twice a week only. Please allow 3-5 days from the time we receive cleared funds. Most of the time we’ll get it out sooner. Our goal is to get the item to you within 10 days but mostly much sooner. Buyer is always responsible for all shipping expense. Please remember when grading us on shipping that we must design each package to suit the destination and item. This takes a little longer! It’s not like dropping a CD into an envelope and mailing it. We do not make money on shipping. But since we buy & use professional packing materials and have found that our customers appreciate a good packing job. We sometimes charge a small handling fee of $1 to $5 based on the size of the item.
*FREE SHIPPING for LOYAL CUSTOMERS. Simply email us after your winning bid on any item over $100 and we will subtract up to $20 from your shipping fees. This means FREE SHIPPING for most things and most customers. The only requirement is that you have purchased something within the last 90 days. International customers must spend $200 for the $20 shipping bonus. It goes a long way in helping since we only use EMS for shipments outside the U.S.A.
U.S. Postal Service domestic insurance pricesInsured value – Price in addition to postage$0.01 to $50.00 – $1.75$50.01 to $100.00 – $2.25$100.01 to $200.00 – $2.75$200.01 to $300.00 – $4.70$300.01 to $400.00 – $5.70$400.01 to $500.00 – $6.70$500.01 to $600.00* – $7.70$600.01 to $5000.00* – $7.70 plus $1.00 per $100 or fraction thereof over $600 in declared value
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Condition is hard to describe with estate items, antiques and used items. Our ‘excellent’ may not be the same as your ’excellent’ although we are quite critical. Most importantly, antique excellent is NOT the same as modern excellent. All our items are used. Argent-De-Massif sells for consignors as well as liquidating estates. The majority of items are direct from estates to you. We don’t clean items. We don’t polish silver. It’s expected that if you buy silver, you know that you’ll have to polish it. PLEASE EMAIL EXPECTATIONS and QUESTIONS before bidding. A dealer that resells often has different criteria than a casual collector. Please ask appropriate questions.
Payment / Terms of Sale / Satisfaction Guarantee are described herein and are absolute. Full payment expected within 3 days unless mailed. Please mail within 3 days though. No refunds are allowed unless stated elsewhere. ** If return is allowed, return shipment expense is always the buyers responsibility. We will refund you money once a mutual transaction withdrawal is completed by you (so that we can get our eBay fees back) We accept the following payment methods in the order preferred:
Other than Paypal
Pay Pal
Credit Card (Through Pay Pal)
Bank Wire Transfer (for purchase of $300 or more only please)
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International Customers VERY Welcome -WE DO ACCEPT PAYPAL payments from international customers. However, if you pay with Paypal, we will ship the item using EMS / USPS Express ONLY. If you pay by a method OTHER THAN Paypal can we use Priority or Parcel / Air Post to save you money. Not all items are suitable to ship internationally since EMS costs at a minimum, about $25. So please factor the shipping cost when bidding. In other words, if you want a small box, let’s say, and it will finish at $14…this is not an item you will want to bid on since I have to use EMS to satisfy Paypal’s tracking requirements. As an international customer, here are your payment options:
Paypal
Other than Paypal.
Bank Wire Transfer (for items over $300 US only) – I will email you the SWIFT code and appropriate information after the sale.
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On Aug-27-10 at 22:11:56 PDT, seller added the following information:
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