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Paul Lemieux

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iconnumber posted 10-07-2002 05:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Paul Lemieux     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Here is a trio of Chinese forks of unknown metal, period, and maker. As shown, they have a pierced, floral and foliate pattern. They are marked "ZEEWO" next to a character.

They were included with a box lot of flatware I purchased.

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"Zee Wo" appears on a wide range of Chinese silverware dating from the late 1800's until about 1920's.
References:
    Dr H A Crosby Forbes "The Once Lost Art, A Look at Chinese Export Silver." Silver Magazine March/April 2002.

    John Devereux Kernan "The Chait Collection of Chinese Export Silver." The Ralph M Chait Galleries, Inc. NYC. 1985.

    H A Crosby Forbes, John Devereux Kernan & Ruth S Wilkins "Chinese Export Silver 1785 to 1885." Museum of the American China Trade. Milton, Mass. 1975.

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