[PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, AYRSHIRE] CHINESE EXPORT SILVER 'BAMBOO' CIRCULAR BOX, COVER AND SAUCER
LUEN WO MARK, SHANGHAI, CA. 1880-1940, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD
Estimate: £400 - £600
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
清末民初 「LUENWO」、「春」錘印款 外銷銀竹鳥紋透雕圓盒 連蓋及托 帶木盒
the box with pierced bamboo and bird decorations, the finial modelled as a horned cow, together with a matching tripod tray of similar design, marked ‘LUENWO’ and ‘Chun’ in Chinese, in a silk-lined bespoke wooden box
Dimensions
saucer: 15cm diameter; 285g in total
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。