CHINESE VERY FINE FIGURAL Silver Cuff Bracelet
VERY FINE FIGURAL SILVER ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT OPEN CUFF BRACELET
Continuous scene deeply carved with sages & figures, one on horseback, among flowering trees; split flaming pearl and double dragons at opening
Circa : late 1800's - early 1900's
Maker & Quality marks : three marks, as photographed
Width : 3/4" Size around : 8 1/2“
Weight : 2.0 troy oz
# wk 16104 ..............................................................SOLD
Provenance : circa 1930 purchase in China by Ms. Willie Bernice Wilkins McAlister & her husband "China Marine*" Francis McAlister..
(*4th Marine regiment, Shanghai, 1927-41)
According to her heir, Willie married US Naval Academy graduate Francis McAlister about 1927.
They lived together in China where he served the Marine Corps patrolling the China coast. He fought in WWII, was wounded in the Korean War &retired as Major General
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