[PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, AYRSHIRE] CHINESE EXPORT SILVER 'PRUNUS AND BIRD' SPITTOON
TAI CHANG LONG MARK, CANTON, CA. 1920, RETAILED BY LUEN WO, SHANGHAI, CA. 1880-1940
£945
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
約1920 「泰昌隆」、「LUENWO」、「SHANGHAI」錘印款 外銷銀喜上眉梢紋渣斗 帶木座
of bellied form with large wavy everted rim, decorated throughout with prunus and bird detail, marked to base ‘LUENWO’, ‘SHANGHAI’, and ‘Tai Chang Long’ workshop mark in Chinese, on a bespoke carved wooden base
Dimensions
11.5cm high, 477g
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Ayrshire; inherited from family members who lived and worked in Shanghai more than a hundred years ago. The export silver items were brought to Scotland during that period.
蘇格蘭私人收藏,艾爾;繼承自現任藏家之家族成員,其約一百年前於上海居住及工作。在此期間,這批外銷銀收藏被帶至蘇格蘭。