£8,190
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
清末民初 「黃球記」、「90」、「SHANGHAI」、「先S施」 外銷銀加琺瑯彩菊紋碗
decorated with two chrysanthemum sprays detailed with colourful enamel, the base with maker's mark 'Huang Qiu Ji' in Chinese, numbered '90', ‘Shanghai’, and ‘Xian Shi’ in Chinese for retailer Sincere & Co., Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Nanning, Shanghai, 4 cities in the first quarter of the 20th century
18.9cm diameter; 584g
Private Scottish collection, Aberdeen; Inherited from current owner's grandmother, who was gifted this bowl as a wedding present by a Chinese friend in 1916.
According to Chinese export silver expert Adrien Von Ferscht, Huang Qiu Ji is considered to be one of the most important silver marks. Huang Qiu Ji was a manufacturing silversmith but is noted for his exceptional enamel on silver work. (A. Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th edition 2015).
Compare to a silver and cloisonné enamelled lobed bowl, late 19th/early 20th century, Huang Qiu Ji and Wang Hing, sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2019, lot 569.