A late 19^th / early 20^th century Chinese export silver bowl, Canton circa 1900, marked Xie Chang, probably retailed by Sing Fat

Qing dynasty. Of compressed circular form upon a collet foot. The sides with pierced and embossed panels of a Chinese dragon amidst clouds, bamboo, peonies, flowering prunus, and cymbidium. Marked underneath with artisan mark 協昌 (XIE CHANG), numeral 90, and probable retailer’s mark SF.

Diameter – 16 cm / 6.25 inches

Height – 6.5 cm / 2.55 inches

Weight – 296 grams / 9.52 ozt

Xie Chang

A bowl of the same form by this workshop and retailed by Wang Hing is illustrated Kwan. S. (2018) Chinese Export Silver – The Muwen Tang Collection. Hong Kong: Muwen Tang Fine Arts Publication Ltd. p. 394-5, f. 159.

Four pierced bowls by this workshop and retailed by Wang Hing are illustrated ibid, p. 352-3, f. 138.

A bowl by this workshop and retailed by Tuck Chang of Shanghai is illustrated Devereux Kernan, K. (1985), The Chait Collection of Chinese Export Silver. New York: Chait Galleries. p. 166, f. 173.

A twin handled cup dated 1894 by this workshop retailed by Wang Hing was sold Bonham’s New Bond Street, 5 Nov 2020, lot 217 (£4437.50 incl. prem)

A bowl by this workshop and retailed by Luen Wo of Shanghai was offered these rooms, 22 June 2022, lot 236

A twin handled cup and cover by this workshop, and retailed by Wing Fat, was offered these rooms, 3 Sep 2019, lot 104