Chinese Silver dragon design bowl, Wang Hing, WH 90 mark.

By Steve1049, 30 July, 2012
Description

Chinese silver bowl, has a Dragon design with 3 legs in the shapes of dragons. Really awesome looking piece. I know the WH in the mark signifies Wang Hing, and the 90 signifies the purity of the metal if I remember correctly. I'd like to know more about this piece and how much it's worth. I have yet to find a duplicate of this item on the internet, and have only seen a couple of other WH bowls with dragon designs, but nothing as exotic looking as this one.

The bowl is in excellent shape, the only thing with it, is that it's tarnished. I didn't want to clean it and possibly affect the value of it.

Category
Silver and Silver Overlay
Medium
Silver
Distinguishing marks
WH 90
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
8" diameter, 5 1/2" tall
Date Period
1870's to early 1900's
Weight
1-2 pounds.
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
None, was a gift after doing some work for a well-off friend.
For Sale?
Yes
Photos

fishwhacker

12 years 11 months ago

I am interested in purhcasing this piece, shoot me an email and we can discuss what you have and what I'm willing to pay. My email is [email protected], I look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

-Nick

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Thanks for the link. I was only offered $385 from the guy who replied, which I felt was a little insulting, even melted down and sold purely for the silver itself, it'd go for $350+ for 16 ounces, and this is more than 16.

 

Thanks again.

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I saw several bowls about that size with dragon feet, not as ornate as yours for way more money than that. I also think you are suppose to keep silver clean, with that being so tarnished you might want to take it to a pro to clean it. Wouldnt want to damage it.  Its gorgeous !!!!

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Good idea. Where would be the best place to go to get a professional who knows how to clean it? I'm assuming a jewelry store?

I've been searching a few auction sites, and it seems the price can range between $1500 and $3500 for bowls similar to this. If it wasn't a pierced bowl (I think is the term it's called), and had normal feet to it, I could probably get a more finely tuned estimate, but this one is the most exotic design I've seen from this WH company.

I'm just trying to cover my bases, and research everything I can before I make a sale.

Thanks again for your input.

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