A late 19^th century Chinese Export silver bowl, Canton circa 1880 retailed by Luen Wo

Qing dynasty, of compressed circular form upon a collet foot, with an everted rim with a scalloped rim pierced and flat chased with chrysanthemums. The body with cast and applied decoration of flowering prunus trees attended to by crows. Marked underneath LUENWO, SHANGHAI and an artisan mark XIE CHANG 協昌.

Diameter – 16.2 cm / 6.3 inches

Weight – 469 grams / 15.08 ozt