A Chinese silver spill or posy vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, character marks only, the slightly swollen body with crimped trumpet neck and rim, three long, buttress style dragons the heads serving as feet, another dragon to the rim, finely decorated throughout with vegetal motifs in relief to three shaped, reserves on a matted ground, similarly decorated to the neck, marks underside, silver weight 219 graduated height 18.5 cm