Chinese Export Silver Dragon Centre Bowl W Liner & Pedestal Luen Hing For Sale

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This is a fine Chinese silver dragon centre bowl.

Signed for Luen Hing.

Rare. In that it retains what appears to be the original pierced liner or frog. Used for arranging flowers, so stems remain upright.

While often found on Japanese bowls. Rare to find a frog with a CES bowl.

From our 35 year personal collection. The collection contains over 300 examples, most acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.

Trade silver prices have exploded in the past year. As evidenced by Skinners Boston sales in Fall 2010. There a pair of 4 1/4 inches vases for $2000.

Shortly thereafter, a common, damaged 20 ounce CES tea set sell for $6800 USD at Halls Gallery in the UK. A slightly larger, damaged, mismatched maker set sold at Christie's London this winter for $7200.

This Chinese silver dragon centre bowl in raised circular form.

Adorned with a single Chinese dragon. Carved in exceptionally high relief. Massive head, saucer shape eyes ablaze, long tendrils flaring.

The dragon's long convulsing body comprised of hundreds of individually diamond cut scales.

Liner & stand included.

Dragon bowl 6 inches and 10 standard ounces, not including liner.

Signed LH 90 and characters.

Excellent condition. Lustreous silver patina throughout. The raised dragon retains its original brilliant detail.

For the discerning collector of the finest Chinese silver. A superb Chinese export dragon footed bowl with its original pierced frog, liner. Signed.

Please feel free to inquire directly about this, or any item we've listed. Whether the item is alone or part of a set. We very much welcome your interest. We are collectors first. As such, we are quite easy to work with.

We happily combine items when shipping, saving you costs. We ship twice weekly, usually US Postal Priority. Fully insured for domestic packages, and air parcel overseas. We charge a bit more than actual cost for custom size boxes, shipping materials and to pay for professional packing.

We make great effort to accurately describe each item listed. Returns are accepted, if either condition, country of origin or dating is significantly incorrect. In such cases we refund your shipping costs as well. Like you, we are only human, and make mistakes. Hopefully, not too many.

Remember, the items you see are antiques. Hence, have an expected amount of wear from normal use. As such, returning an item because we failed to mention the tiniest bit of wear, or barely discernible flaw is not acceptable. Nor do we accept returns based on buyer's remorse. Nor change of taste, or because a buyer did not realize how "small" four inches might be once in hand.

Please note, Massachusetts residents are subject to sales tax.

We have over 7720 responses. And, are quite proud of our Top Seller designation.

We received favorable notice in the March 12th, 2006 New York Times. Page 8, Business Section, in a well written article on silver collecting. Copy furnished upon request.

From our personal collection, an elegant mid 19th century coin silver basket, from John and Edward Moore, of Tiffany fame. Illustrated in the cover article of May/June 2008 Silver Magazine, page 27.

Enjoy....and good fortune in your offerding.

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