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A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER ‘DRAGON’
TROPHY
WH Xiechang 90 mark, late 19th century, dated by
inscription to the 20th year of the Guangxu reign
corresponding to 1894 and of the period
Finely embossed with four dragons amongst clouds
on the exterior in low-relief repoussé, one side with
a coat-of-arms, with the monogram CK, with incised
inscription, set with two bamboo-form handles, the
stem as the tails of three joint ao fishes rising from a
spreading foot embossed with bamboo branches.
38.7cm (15 1/4in) high. (2.1kg).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
1894年製 銀雲龍紋竹節耳盃
「WH」、「協昌」、「90」錘印款

Provenance: a German private collection

來源：德國私人收藏

WH stands for Wang Hing, which was a well-known
craft shop, based in Hong Kong, 10 Queen’s Road
Central, famous for specialising in gold and silver
from the late Qing dynasty to the Republican period.
Wang Hing’s wares were considered to be of very
high quality and he once supplied silver ware articles
for Tiffany & Co.; see The Silver Age: Origins and
Trade of Chinese Export Silver, Hong Kong, 2017,
p.212. Compare with a similar Chinese export silver
‘dragon’ trophy, WH Xiechang 90 mark, late Qing
dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London,
8 November 2018, lot 271.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 217
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.