A late 19th century Chinese Export silver bachelor three-piece tea service, Canton circa 1880 by Gong He

Qing dynasty, comprising a teapot, a milk jug and a twin handled sugar bowl. Each of circular form, all over decorated with Chinese characters and scenes of their daily life in a lush landscape, the handles modelled as dragons, the teapot with ivory insulators and domed-hinged lid with dragon finial.

Height of teapot – 15 cm / 5.9 inches

Weight – 839 grams / 26.9 ozt