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Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:04 pm
by niceguy1
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
Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:05 pm
by niceguy1
Sorry meant H.W. not W.H.
Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:39 pm
by dognose
Hi,
Hone Wo, working in Tai Ping Shan Street, Hong Kong from c.1850 until c.1900.
Trev.
Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:01 pm
by niceguy1
THANKS TREV
From this post it would seem he is quite a scarce maker, is that correct?
http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... +Wo#p22229
Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:20 pm
by dognose
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.
Re: Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:00 pm
by panda
IF the Chinese mark is "昊和", the Cantonese sounds like "Hone Wo"