An early 20th century Chinese export silver bowl, Shanghai circa 1910 marked Dong Kun Ji

An early 20^th century Chinese export silver bowl, Shanghai circa 1910 marked Dong Kun Ji

Qing dynasty. Of hemispherical form with pierced and embossed decoration of chrysanthemum, marked underneath with artisan mark twin 董昆記 (DONG KUN JI the workshop of Dong Kun), and numeral 95 twice. Together with another bowl, same maker, pierced and embossed with birds among flowering prunus, a vacant circular cartouche. Glass liners deficient. (2)

Largest diameter – 12.9 cm / 5.1 inches

Weight – 146 grams / 4.69 ozt