A Chinese silver tray, maker's mark of Hung Chong & Co, Shanghai (1830-1925).

Hung Chong & Co. Adress; 11b Nanking Road, Shanghai.

Hung Chong & Co was a prominent Chinese silversmith and retailer, based in Shanghai and operating between 1830 and 1925. The maker is renowned and celebrated for its ultimately elaborated designs and unusual shapes of the pieces. His retail business didn’t specialize only in high quality silver tableware, they also dealt in blackwood furniture of unsurpassed quality and elegant design, as well as exquisite embroideries and splendid silk.

Hung Chong & Co was without a doubt amongs some of the most prosperous Chinese manufacturers, alongside with Wang Hing (active 1854 – 1941) and Woshing (active c. 1850s - 1925). They were behind the production of the most unique pieces in the Chinese export silver found nowadays outside of China.