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20th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver Trophy Cup, Woshing, Shanghai c.1900
$5,566.35
£3,995
€4,693.73
CA$7,615.28
A$8,051.31
CHF 4,326.55
MX$96,697.52
NOK 54,176.14
SEK 49,575.17
DKK 35,051.84
About the Item
Antique early 20th Century Chinese export solid silver trophy cup, impressive and exceptionally fine quality, decorated with iris and perched exotic birds against a hand chased matted ground, cup resting on an elegant shaped stem and turned domed foot, base decorated with a floral band, both sides applied with a plane art deco style handles. Engraved with Christmas wishes 1908. Hallmarked with Chinese export marks, Artisans Mark, Retailer Woshing (Active c. 1850s - 1925) an important manufacturing and retailing silversmith in Shanghai and Canton. Common mistakes in the transliteration of Chinese silver marks in English caused several names for Woshing, such as Wo Shing, Woo Shing and Wah Shing. Later French import mark (swan)
Woshing silver is excellently crafted and was made in most of the patterns popular in the export market, such as bamboo, dragons, cranes, floral motifs. Apart from high-quality silverware, the firm was also famous for retailing luxury items in carved ivory, jade, gold and specialised in trophies and celebration silver.
Alongside with traditionally decorated silver tableware and flatware, of particular interest were pieces with creative and unconventional decors and forms. Bowls, tazzas, boxes in the modified Neo-classical manner were intricately crafted with realistically modelled birds, frogs and other animals in high relief. Such Woshing works are considered to be one of the most unusual among the Chinese export silver.
Although the full list of artisans working for the firm is impossible to make, it is well known that numerous Woshing silver pieces with outstanding enamels were created in cooperation with the respected silversmith Huang Qiu Ji.
According to the scholar Adrien Von Ferscht, the firm was on top four of the most notable Chinese retail silversmiths in the 19th century alongside Wong Hing, Poh Hing and Chong Woo.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Height: 25 cm // 9.84 in
Width: 19.5 cm // 7.68 in
Depth: 11.5 cm // 4.53 in
Weight: 640 g // 20.57 ozt
- Creator:Woshing (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)Depth: 4.53 in (11.5 cm)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1900-1909
- Date of Manufacture:1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
- Seller Location:Royal Tunbridge Wells, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: A92831stDibs: LU1348238657532
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