Beschreibung:

China, Canton or Hong Kong, c. 1890. The body is finely chased and embossed with gnarled angular prunus branches with many blossoms and buds against an ice-crack ground, all below a foliate border at the shoulder. Inscriptions: To the underside, ‘HW’ (for Wang Hing), ‘90’ (silver fineness), and ‘baosheng’ (the artist). Provenance: From a private estate in London, United Kingdom. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and light scratches. Weight: 570.3 g Dimensions: Height 26.7 cm The ovoid body rising from a short, separately crafted, screw-on foot, supported on three balls atop a stepped circular base with beaded edge, to a waisted neck with flaring rim, the shoulder with two handles in the form of flowering prunus branches entwined reminiscent of eternal knot. Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related silver vase, also by Wang Hing and of near-identical form, but of slightly larger size (33.7 cm) and depicting a different subject, at Bonhams London in Fine Silver and Gold Boxes on 19 June 2013, lot 103, sold for GBP 6,000, and another at Sotheby’s New York in Collections and Curiosities on 18 October 2018, lot 511, sold for USD 16,250. 晚清宏興款桃花紋銀瓶 中國，廣東或香港，約1890年。束頸光面，兩側樹枝狀雙耳，瓶身精細浮雕桃枝桃花，肩部一下如冰裂的地面上有許多花朵和芽。 款識：底部 ‘HW’ (宏興), ‘90’ (銀純度), ‘寶生’ (藝術家)。 來源：英國倫敦私人收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，僅有輕微磨損和劃痕。 重量：570.3 克 尺寸：高26.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件同樣為宏興的銀瓶，形制幾乎一樣，但尺寸稍大(33.7 厘米) ，不同紋飾，見倫敦邦翰思 Fine Silver and Gold Boxes 2013年6月19日 lot 103, 售價GBP 6,000；另一件見紐約蘇富比 Collections and Curiosities 2018年10月18日, lot 511, 售價USD 16,250。