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A CHINESE SILVER ‘DRAGON’ PUNCH BOWL
2 HALF 19 CENTURY
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Decorated in relief with a scaly dragon wrapping its body around the exterior of the deep bowl, the beast depicted with a fierce expression
as it pursues a large flaming pearl, the design set against a chased textured ground, each of the three feet formed as a dragon-carp with its
mouth agape and its curled tail supporting the bowl, the base with three punch marks reading ‘WH’ for Wang Hing & Co, ‘800’, and Kun He,
34cm, 2.8kg.
£10,000-20,000
Wang Hing & Co was established by the Lo family in Canton soon after the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. Having started as dealers in jade, the firm went
on to become one of the most prolific and famous retail silversmiths of export silver during the late China trade period. Wang Hing & Co later opened
premises in Shanghai and unveiled a flagship store in Hong Kong in the early 1920s which sold various luxury goods in addition to silverware.
十九世紀 銀質趕珠龍紋碗

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