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A SILVER REPOUSSÉ ‘DRAGON’ BOWL, MARK OF WANG HING, LATE QING DYNASTY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A SILVER REPOUSSé ‘DRAGON’ BOWL, MARK OF WANG HING, LATE QING DYNASTY

China, Canton or Hong Kong, c. 1890. The deep rounded sides supported on a collet foot, the exterior applied with a pair of finely embossed and chased four-clawed dragons finely detailed with skillful incision work. The base impressed with the retailer’s mark, artisan workshop mark, and a hallmark.

Inscriptions: To the base, ‘WH’ (mark of Wang Hing), ‘90’ (for 90% silver purity), and in Chinese ‘Tai Chang Long’. Information courtesy of Dr. Adrien von Ferscht.

Provenance: Swedish trade. Acquired from a private estate in the Uppsala region.
Condition: Good condition with expected surface wear and manufacturing irregularities. Few light scratches, tiny dings, few minor dents.

Weight: 1,234 g
Dimensions: Diameter 24.4 cm

Probably the greatest and finest Chinese Export retailer of the period, Wang Hing started trading in Canton soon after 1842 when, with the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants and Hong Kong became a British colony.

Wang Hing was the trading name chosen by the Lo family
who established the business and passed it down for generations until 1941. Although little is known about the founder of the company, we know that the Lo’s were a wealthy merchant family living in one of the richest areas of Canton, the district of Xiguan.

Thanks to the fine quality of the pieces and to the entrepreneurial abilities of the family members, the reputation of the firm grew. In the 1920’s Lo Hung Tong, grandson of the founder, opened a store on Queen’s Road, Hong Kong and another in Shanghai.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 28 July 2021, lot 222
Price: GBP 2,295 or approx. EUR 3,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese silver bowl, Wang Hing, also with stamped character mark
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar decoration. Note the size (21 cm) and the lower weight of c. 918 grams.

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