HUGE CHINESE EXPORT SILVER BOWL

A huge Chinese Export silver bowl

This a serious collector’s piece

There are six repousse worked panels each worked within a shape vignette – dragons and scenes alternate and there is panel with plum blossom and birds

Dragons symbolise power, good fortune, and harmony with nature, representing imperial authority and the ability to control water and weather.

The scenes are all very tranquil set in gardens

Plum blossom panel represents perseverance, purity, and the promise of new beginnings. This flower doesn’t wait for spring; it blooms in the coldest months, symbolizing the strength to endure hardship.

This enormous bowl could be used as a wine cooler, a punch bowl, a massive flower or plant display

A wonderful centre piece, this bowl was almost certainly specially commissioned as a wedding gift