ANTIQUE 20thC CHINESE EXPORT SOLID SILVER VASE, HONE WO, HONG KONG c.1900

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Antique early 20th Century rare Chinese export solid silver vase, showcasing impressive craftsmanship and exceptional detail. The tapering body is adorned with repoussé work, depicting a classic oriental scenes, depicting aristocracy, while another figure plays the flute, on reverse a fisherman greeting a villager. In the background, a pagoda and foliage. Mounted ring handles, emerging from Foo Dogs masks. Hallmarked with Chinese marks on the base, HW for Hone Wo, Tai Ping Shan [Victoria Peak], Hong Kong circa 1845-1925.

Hone Wo was a retail silversmith that produced a wide spectrum of silver wares, ranging from small boxes and napkin rings, to tea sets and large ornate vases. (A. Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th edition 2015, page 322).

Reference Number: A10675

Antique early 20th Century rare Chinese export solid silver vase, showcasing impressive craftsmanship and exceptional detail. The tapering body is adorned with repoussé work, depicting a classic oriental scenes, depicting aristocracy, while another figure plays the flute, on reverse a fisherman greeting a villager. In the background, a pagoda and foliage. Mounted ring handles, emerging from Foo Dogs masks. Hallmarked with Chinese marks on the base, HW for Hone Wo, Tai Ping Shan [Victoria Peak], Hong Kong circa 1845-1925.

Hone Wo was a retail silversmith that produced a wide spectrum of silver wares, ranging from small boxes and napkin rings, to tea sets and large ornate vases. (A. Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th edition 2015, page 322).

Reference Number: A10675

CONDITION

In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.

SIZE

Height: 24 cm // 9.45 inches
Width: 12 cm // 4.72 inches
Depth: 10 cm // 3.94 inches
Weight: 500 g // 16.08 ozt