An early 20^th century Chinese export silver tea caddy, Canton and Shanghai circa 1920, marked Yi An, retailed by Luen Wo

Republic period. Of compressed circular form upon three feet modelled as fresh bamboo shoots, a pull off cylindrical everted lid. The body with cast and applied decoration of flowering prunus populated with birds, repeated to the lid. Marked underneath with artisan mark 怡安 (YI AN), and retailer’s mark LUENWO.

Height – 9.7 cm / 3.75 inches

Weight – 263 grams / 8.46 ozt

A stem cup by this workshop and retailed by Luen Wo was sold these rooms, 3 March 2022, lot 115 (£375 incl. prem)

Chiswick Auctions wishes to thank Dr Adrien von Ferscht for his assistance in identifying this lot.