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A LARGE SILVER TRIPOD BOWLWang Hing stamped mark, circa 1900 The bowl exquisitely decorated with shaped panels containing birds and flowers such as peacocks and peony, the foliate rim with a band of blossoming flowers borne on gnarled branches, applied with a pair of elaborate winged-dragon handles, all supported on three dragon-shaped feet. 35.5cm (14in) diam. Footnotes約1900年 銀製花鳥紋雙龍柄三足大盌 「WH」、「求記」、「90」錘印款 WH is the maker's mark for Wang Hing, who was a well-known silversmith, based in Hong Kong at 10 Queen's Road Central, famous for specialising in gold and silver during the late Qing dynasty to the Republican period. Wang Hing's wares were considered to be of very high quality and he once supplied silver articles for Tiffany & Co.; see The Silver Age: Origins and Trade of Chinese Export Silver, Hong Kong, 2017, p.212. See also a related large Chinese export silver trophy bowl, Wang Hing mark, late Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 8 November 2018, lot 272.