[PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, AYRSHIRE] CHINESE EXPORT SILVER 'DRAGON' SALVER
WEN WEI JI MARK, CANTON OR HONG KONG, CA. 1920, RETAILED BY WOSHING, SHANGHAI, CA. 1850-1925
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
約1920 「文煒記 」、「WOSHING」、「SHANGHAI」錘印款 外銷銀雲龍紋海棠型四足托盤
of quatrefoil outline, engraved with a four-clawed dragon in flight amidst clouds, further with dragons on raised rim, four bracket feet with bamboo detail, marked WOSHING SHANGHAI, with ‘Wen Wei Ji’ workshop mark in Chinese on the base
Dimensions
40cm wide; 1453g
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Ayrshire; inherited from family members who lived and worked in Shanghai more than a hundred years ago. The export silver items were brought to Scotland during that period.
蘇格蘭私人收藏,艾爾;繼承自現任藏家之家族成員,其約一百年前於上海居住及工作。在此期間,這批外銷銀收藏被帶至蘇格蘭。
Footnote
Compare to a Chinese export silver rectangular handled tray, note the similarity of the decorations, marked Woshing, sold at Bonhams London, 31 July 2013, lot 190.