Antique Chinese Apple Green Crackle-Glazed Tea Service with Pewter Mounts – Hsin Ho Cheng, Weihaiwei – Late Qing / Early Republic, c. 1900–1930 A beautiful and unusual four-piece Chinese tea service. The set features an attractive apple green glaze with a fine crackle pattern, beautifully complemented by elaborate pewter or white-metal mounts. The decorative metalwork displays traditional Chinese auspicious symbols, including stylised longevity characters and geometric motifs, creating a striking contrast against the vibrant apple green glaze. The underside bears the HSIN HO CHENG, WEIHAIWEI mark, associated with a Chinese workshop producing metal-mounted ceramics in Weihaiwei, Shandong Province, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dimensions Covered pot / bowl: Height 11.5cm × Diameter 16 cm Sugar bowl: Height 10.5cm × Width 10cm × Length 10.5 cm Coffee pot: Height 14.5cm × Length 14.5cm × Depth 11 cm Teapot: Height 14.5cm × Length 14.5cm × Depth 11 cm Condition Covered pot / bowl: The pot is in excellent condition, with a crack to the cover. Sugar bowl: Excellent condition. Coffee pot: Excellent condition. Teapot: Excellent condition. The fine crackle pattern is characteristic of the glaze. Please carefully examine the photographs for details of the condition.