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19th Century Chinese Solid Silver Candlesticks, Wang Hing, Canton, circa 1890
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Antique late-19th Century Chinese solid silver decorative pair of candlesticks, of traditional shape, with a large spreading foot and detachable nozzles, the top decorated with blossoming flowers on matted ground and the base with interwinding dragons amongst clouds, chasing the pearl of wisdom. Hallmarked with Chinese silver marks (900+ standard), Chinese Artisan Yu Ji a Canton based workshop that made silverwares exclusively for retailers Wang Hing and Luen Hing, Retailers mark WH for Wang Hing, active 1854 - 1941.
Probably the greatest and finest Chinese Export retailer, Wang Hing started trading in Canton soon after 1842 when, with the end of the First Opium War and the treaty of Nanking, China opened its ports to foreign merchants and Hong Kong became a British colony.
Wang Hing was the trading name chosen by the Lo family who established the business and passed it down for generations until 1941. Although we don’t have any information about the founder of the company, we know that the Lo family was a wealthy merchant family living in one of the richest and buzzing areas of Canton, the district of Xiguan.
Thanks to the fine quality of the pieces and to the entrepreneurial abilities of the family members, the reputation of the firm grew and in 1920’s Lo Hung Tong, grandson of the founder, opened a shop at 10 Queen’s Road, Hong Kong and in Shanghai. Wang Hing artworks became very popular among Western clients, who often commissioned trophies and presentation pieces decorated with the traditional Chinese motifs such as dragons, bamboo leaves and prunus blossoms. In 1941 with the Japanese invasion, the Lo family was forced to flee to mainland China and the business ceased trading. (please see, A Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th Edition 2015)
Measures: Height: 19cm
Width: 12cm
Combined Weight: 535g.
- Creator:Wang Hing & Co. (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 4.73 in (12 cm)Diameter: 7.49 in (19 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1890
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. In Great Condition - No Damage.
- Seller Location:Royal Tunbridge Wells, GB
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