A late 19^th / early 20^th century Chinese export silver footed bowl, Canton circa 1900, marked Sui Chang, retailed by Wang Hing

Qing dynasty. Of shaped oval dished form upon a spreading shaped oval foot. The body with pierced and embossed panels of chrysanthemums, bamboo, and flowering prunus, all below a border of trailing Chinese dragons with a vacant cartouche formed as a flaming sacred pearl each side. The foot similarly pierced with alternating panels. The centre of the dish engraved with contemporaneous initials HMT in gothic script cypher. Marked underneath with artisan mark 遂昌 (SUI CHANG), numeral 90, and retailer’s mark WH.

Length – 30.2 cm / 11.9 inches

Height – 8.8 cm / 3.45 inches

Weight – 591 grams / 19 ozt

Sui Chang

The Canton based workshop of Sui Chang is noted for large high-quality wares, particularly with finely pierced decoration such as trays and dragon footed bowls. As a retailer Wang Hing operated longer in Canton than in Hong Kong.

A pierced everted bowl by this maker and retailer was sold these rooms, 23 March 2023, lot 187 (£1875 incl. prem)

A large twin handled tray by this maker and retailer was sold these rooms, 30 Oct 2020, lot 172 (£5250 incl. prem)

A pierced dish dated 1904 for Amoy (Xiamen), by this maker and this retailer was sold these rooms, 11 Oct 2023, lot 150 (£1125 incl. prem)

A pierced bowl by this maker and retailer Sing Fat was sold Christie’s New York, the Posner collection of Chinese Export Silver, 22 Aug 2019, lot 46 ($1250 incl. prem)