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China, Canton or Hong Kong, second half of 19th century. The six-lobed bowl supported on three elaborately crafted dragon-form feet, the fierce beasts with open mouths revealing tongue and teeth as well as bulging eyes, incised mane, and dense scales. Inscriptions: To the underside, ‘WH’ (for Wang Hing), ‘90’ (silver fineness), and ‘Changxie’ (probably the name of the silver craftsman). Provenance: Previously in the collection of The István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum. An institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Published: Nicole de Bisscop, Séductions Chinoises. Art Chinois d’Exportation du XVIE au XIXE Siècle, Kunsthal Sint-Pietersabdij, 2009, pp. 288, no. 8.24. Exhibited: Kunsthal Sint-Pietersabdij, Ghent, Séductions Chinoises. Art Chinois d’Exportation du XVIE au XIXE Siècle, 20 November 2009 to 25 April 2010. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, few minor dents, occasional scratches. Weight: 505.8 g Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm (excl. base) and 17.2 cm (incl. base), Width 22.3 cm (at the widest points) With a matching Chinese two-part open worked hardwood base dating to the same period. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of closely related tripod bowls, also Wang Hing, of six-lobed form, and with near-identical dragon-form feet, but with the sides decorated, at Sotheby’s New York, 18 October 2018, lot 503, sold for USD 13,750. 清末宏興款三足銀碗 中國，廣東或香港，十九世紀下半葉。六瓣碗，矯健龍形三足，龍嘴大張，露出舌頭和牙齒，眼睛凸出，細節栩栩如生，靈動大氣，威武霸氣。 款識：底部可見 “WH” (宏興), “90” (銀器純度) 以及 “昌協”（可能是銀匠的款識） 來源：原匈牙利布達佩斯István Zelnik博士 Southeast Asian Gold Museum收藏。一個比利時藝術收藏機構購於上述美術館。 出版：Nicole de Bisscop, Séductions Chinoises. Art Chinois d’Exportation du XVIE au XIXE Siècle, Kunsthal Sint-Pietersabdij, 2009, 第288頁，圖8.24. 展覽：Kunsthal Sint-Pietersabdij, Ghent, Séductions Chinoises. Art Chinois d’Exportation du XVIE au XIXE Siècle, 2009年11月20日至2010年4月25日。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，製作缺陷，輕微凹痕和刻痕。 重量：505.8 克 尺寸：高 11.5 厘米 (不含底座) ，總 17.2 厘米，寬22.3 厘米 (最寬處) 匹配的中國鏤空硬木底座，上下兩部分，可追溯到同一時期。 (2) 拍賣結果比較：比較一對相近的三足六瓣碗，同樣為“宏興”款，相似龍形足，但碗外壁浮雕紋飾，見紐約蘇富比2018年10月18日, lot 503, 售價USD 13,750。