Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 115 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 203 A PARCEL SILVER-GILT ‘PLUM’ CRICKET BOX AND COVER CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY The cover and the body of the cricket box is decorated with plum flowers in cartouche. The base is pierced with a lattice design. H: 3,6 cm – D: 7,5 cm Weight: 60 grams Note: Compare with a related cricket box sold at CHRISTIE’S, sale #14388, 2016-11-29/12-08, lot 104, for USD 937,5. “ 梅 ” 纹带盖鎏银盒 中国，晚清， 19 世纪 € 400 - 600 204 A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TWO-HANDLED ‘DRAGON’ CUP BY KWONG MAN SHING HONG KONG, CHINA, CIRCA 1900 It rests on a spread foot and has a round body flanked by two dragon handles. It is finely repoussé with two confronte four- clawed dragons fighting for the flaming pearl. The base bears three marks including ‘KMS’, that of the maker. H: 7,5 cm - width: 21,7 cm Weight: 246 grams Note: Kwong Man Shing, important jewelry and silver manufacturer and luxury retailer, active in Hong Kong from the late 19th to the early 20th Century. 中国出口双把龙纹杯， KWONG MAN SHING 造 中国香港，晚清，约 1900 年 € 500 - 700 205 A PAIR OF RETICULATED CHINESE EXPORT SILVER ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS BY HUNG CHONG & CO CHINA, CANTON / GUANGZHOU OR HONG KONG, CIRCA 1900 It rests on a flat foot and has a circular round body. It is all reticulated, i.e. the body and the foot, with a total of three four-clawed dragons flying amidst clouds. One bears a mark ‘HC’ and the other bears an identical mark combined with a two-character Chinese mark. H: 5,4 cm - D: 12,5 cm Total weight: 219,5 grams Note: Hung Chung & Co was a company active in Shanghaï and Canton circa 1860-1930. Their shop in Canton was located on Club Street whilst their shop in Shanghai was located at 11b Nankin Road. € 400 - 600