A fine Chinese silver parcel gilt wine ewer Lot n° 2539

A fine Chinese silver parcel gilt wine ewer, Kangxi period, ca 1700, China, A rare piece of early Chinese silver. Decorated around with long panels in deep relief showing various scenes of birds and figures with flowering trees including a scene of two monkeys and a peach tree and another with a figure on horseback. Not marked or signed. H 19 cm, Weight ca. 475 gr. A similar example is held in the collection of the Palace Museum, Versailles, France. Most of the gilding worn off (only traces remain). Repair to the finial (has been re-attached).