A large export silver 'bamboo' tray

Description:

China, hallmarked, c. 1900
L. 60 cm, B. 36,5 cm
Of oval form with a shallow, plain well. The wide rim is meticulously chased and embossed in high relief with a continuous, dense design of bamboo stalks and foliage set against a finely planished ground, the outer rim naturalistically modeled as a bamboo branch. Stamped to the reverse with three marks: the fineness mark “SILVER”, the two-character Chinese silversmith’s/workshop mark “鉅記” (Ju Ji), the retailer’s mark “CJ.CO” for the well-known China Jewelry Company, Shanghai, ca. 1880-1940. Weight: ca. 2.14 kg.
From a private collection in East Germany - Signs of age and wear, slight scratches to the mirror and the reverse