Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

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niceguy1
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Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

Postby niceguy1 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:04 pm

HELLO

I have this Asian teapot which has a dragon mouth.

It's marked 90 W. H. & Asian characters. what do these mean?

Good quality work, it measures 7 inches tall.

THANKS IN ADVANCE

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niceguy1
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Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

Postby niceguy1 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:05 pm

Sorry meant H.W. not W.H.

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Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

Postby dognose » Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:39 pm

Hi,

Hone Wo, working in Tai Ping Shan Street, Hong Kong from c.1850 until c.1900.

Trev.

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Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

Postby niceguy1 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:01 pm

THANKS TREV

From this post it would seem he is quite a scarce maker, is that correct?

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=10214&p=22229&hilit=Hone+Wo#p22229

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Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

Postby dognose » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:20 pm

I really don't know too much about Hone Wo, but his working period was a long one, and a Google search throws up quite a few examples of his work. What I would say, is that his work does appear to be of an excellent quality.

Hopefully another member can tell us more.

Trev.

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Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

Postby panda » Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:00 pm

IF the Chinese mark is "昊和", the Cantonese sounds like "Hone Wo"


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