Serving fork; maker, Chinese; cutlery decorated with bats and coins; used in kitchens; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; China; height 24.9 cm, width 4.9 cm., A single metal serving fork lies horizontally across a light gray background, showing a long thin handle that ends in a rounded, slightly teardrop-shaped grip and widens into a flat head with four broad, tapered tines separated by elongated slots; the metal surface appears worn with scuffs and scratches, and the visible colors are various shades of silver, gray, and off-white.
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Serving fork; maker, Chinese; cutlery decorated with bats and coins; used in kitchens; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; China; height 24.9 cm, width 4.9 cm., A single metal serving fork lies horizontally across a light gray background, showing a long thin handle that ends in a rounded, slightly teardrop-shaped grip and widens into a flat head with four broad, tapered tines separated by elongated slots; the metal surface appears worn with scuffs and scratches, and the visible colors are various shades of silver, gray, and off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Serving fork maker Chinese cutlery decorated bats coins kitchens Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China height 24.9 cm width 4.9 cm single metal serving fork lies horizontally across light gray background showing long thin handle ends rounded slightly teardrop-shaped grip widens flat head four broad tapered tines separated elongated slots metal surface worn scuffs scratches visible colors various shades silver gray off-white.

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