CHINA, WANG HING & CO Bowl on foot in openwork silver. Square shape, slightly decorated with prunus branches and dragons and dragons among clouds, the lip highlighted by openwork elements of bamboo. bamboo. The whole resting on four feet in the shape of dragons. The reverse with the mark "WH" of Wang Hing & Company Company, the word "90" and the silversmith's mark and the silversmith's mark "Qiu Ji". Late 19th-early 20th century Size : 22 x 22 cm Weight : 400 g. Qiu Ji was an eminent Chinese master goldsmith, active between 1885 and 1915. His pieces are of exceptional exceptional quality, are among the finest examples of Chinese export silversmithing. He worked for the famous firm Wang Hing & Company Hing & Company, a major retailer and exporter of Chinese silverware, active between between 1854 and 1925, first in Canton and then in Shanghai and Hong Kong.