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This very fine pair of silver bowls decorated with a pierced iris flower pattern is by Zeewo, a Shanghai-based silver retailing firm that operated in the first part of the 20th century.
The decoration is very much in the style of Japanese silversmithing from around the same period.
The bowls retain their original blue glass liners which have been handblown and so have a charming unevenness. They are in perfect condition and are without chips or cracks.
References
Chan, D.P.L., Chinese Export Silver: The Chan Collection, published in conjunction with the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 2005.
Kernan, J.D., The Chait Collection of Chinese Export Silver, Ralph M. Chait Galleries, 1985.
Forbes, H.A.C. et al, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885, Museum of the American China Trade, 1975.
Marlowe, A.J., Chinese Export Silver, John Sparks, 1990.