Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.
A fine Chinese silver export dragon bowl, Tuck Chang mark, late…
Sale Title:
Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
25-Oct-2015
Lot No.
***
Description:
A fine Chinese silver export dragon bowl, Tuck Chang mark, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, with a smooth polished interior, the exterior depicting one striding dragon applied in high relief, on a flared circular foot, the base stamped Tc (Tuck Chang and Co) and with another Chinese three-character mark, 437g, 8.2 cm high, 15.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne. Reference: for a similarly shaped Tc marked bowl please refer to H. A. Crosby Forbes et al., Chinese export silver 1785 to 1885, Ma, 1975, p. 190, fig. 111, and a relatively similar silver export bowl was sold at Mossgreen, 16-17 June 2014, lot 21., Literature: for further reference to Tuck Chang export silver, please refer to A. J. Marlowe, Chinese export silver, London, 1990
Estimate:
***
Price:
***
Category:
Oriental: Zother