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A LARGE SILVER 'DRAGON' PUNCH BOWL Mark of Luen Wo, Shanghai, circa 1899 (2) image 1
A LARGE SILVER 'DRAGON' PUNCH BOWL Mark of Luen Wo, Shanghai, circa 1899 (2) image 2
A LARGE SILVER 'DRAGON' PUNCH BOWL Mark of Luen Wo, Shanghai, circa 1899 (2) image 3
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Lot 219Y

A LARGE SILVER 'DRAGON' PUNCH BOWL
Mark of Luen Wo, Shanghai, circa 1899

15 May 2025, 11:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £61,360 inc. premium

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A LARGE SILVER 'DRAGON' PUNCH BOWL

Mark of Luen Wo, Shanghai, circa 1899
The exterior expertly worked in repoussé with scaly four-clawed dragons amidst ruyi-clouds, flanked by a pair of dragon handles, all supported by four splayed dragon-head feet, the centre with a plaque engraved 'presented to C.J.Dudgeon esq. 5th April 1899 by his friends and fellow residents of Shanghai', wood stand. 49cm (19 1/4in) wide. Approx. 4.866kg. (2).

Footnotes

約1899年 銀製雲龍紋雙龍柄潘趣碗
「大吉」「LUEN-WO」「SHANGHAI」「90」鑄款
該拍品重量約為4.866千克

Provenance: an English private collection, acquired by the great-grandfather of the present owner

來源: 英格蘭私人收藏,由現藏家祖父獲得

Luen Wo was a prominent Chinese silversmith and retailer based in Shanghai during the late Qing dynasty and early Republican period (c.1870–1925). See a related massive silver punch bowl, Luen Wo mark, late 19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 18 October 2022, lot 360.

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