China, 1900 - 1920. The two clothes brushes with a wooden body, natural bristles and a massively cast Chinese export silver top cover, each one depicting a five-clawed dragon and a magical pearl in high relief, with the magical pearl functioning as a reserve for an incised monogram. Both brushes showing the maker’s mark (KL) and a silver hallmark.

The retailer mark reads: KL/KAM LUNG 甘隆 [GAN LONG in Mandarin] HONG KONG
The artisan workshop marks reads: SEN 森 of Canton

Condition: Good condition with traces of wear and especially worn bristles.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.

Weight: 570 g in total (all materials combined)
Dimensions: Height 4.3 cm, Length 14 cm