CHINA - Early 20th century - Lot 27

CHINA - Early 20th century Large footed bowl in repoussé silver plated metal; the multi-lobed body is decorated with a scholar examining a painting, chrysanthemums, flowers, birds among plum trees, a landscape, and bamboo, and is flanked by two handles; the foot is incised with leaf motifs. Marked “Gangyin” and the dealer’s mark “Da Xin.” (small dents) H. 23.5 cm; W. (with handles) 43.3 cm Da Xin Gongsi, also known as the Sun Company, was a firm founded in Hong Kong in 1912 with branches in Guangzhou and Shanghai. Until the 1940s, their imposing twelve-story building was the tallest in Guangzhou and housed a department store, a hotel, and a bank.

Estimate:£1,007.4

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