formed as a globe engraved with lines of latitude and longitude and trade routes, one side with circular reserve engraved To W.J. Jamieson From K.W. Tung, surmounted by a fully modeled eagle with spread wings, all raised on a detachable hard wood base, apparently unmarked
13.1/4 in. (33.5 cm.) high, overall

20 oz. 18 dwt. (650 gr.) gross weighable silver

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 1999, lot 158 (sold as one of two globes in lot).

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We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for attributing the artisan workshop. For further information please see Adrien von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940 – The Definitive Collectors’ Guide, 4th Edition, Glasgow and Beijing, January 2015.