Chinese Export silver-gilt pail, late 19th - early 20th century

Chinese Export silver-gilt pail

late 19th - early 20th century

octagonal, the panels on the body, cover, and handle embossed and chased with mythical scenes that describe the fall of the Shang dynasty and the rise of the Zhou dynasty from the Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods), the two bucket handles engraved with auspicious emblems, scrolls, and coins, traces of enamel throughout

marked twice on base Baoxin

77 oz 5 dwt

2407 g

height 9 5/8 in.

24.5 cm