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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, 8.2cm high, 15.4cm 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
Sold for $800
Lot 46
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, 8.2cm high, 15.4cm 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 $1,000 - $2,000
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8080
12:00pm - 25 October 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
21 October 9am-8pm
22-23 October 10am-4pm
24 October 10am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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