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CHINA - LUEN-WO
Circular tray
engraved with prunus blossoms, the wing also
also decorated with applied prunus branches
branches, the lip imitating bamboo.
The reverse with the retailer's mark "Luen-
Wo", "Shanghai" and the silversmith's mark
silversmith's mark "Qiu Ji".
Early 20th century
Diameter : 35.5 cm
Weight : 1032 g.
Qiu Ji is an eminent Chinese master goldsmith,
active between 1885 and 1915. His pieces, of exceptional quality
exceptional quality, are among the finest
of Chinese export silversmithing.
He worked for the Luen
Wo, a major retailer of Chinese export silver
export silverware, active between
1865 and 1920, in both Shanghai and Canton.
Circular tray
engraved with prunus blossoms, the wing also
also decorated with applied prunus branches
branches, the lip imitating bamboo.
The reverse with the retailer's mark "Luen-
Wo", "Shanghai" and the silversmith's mark
silversmith's mark "Qiu Ji".
Early 20th century
Diameter : 35.5 cm
Weight : 1032 g.
Qiu Ji is an eminent Chinese master goldsmith,
active between 1885 and 1915. His pieces, of exceptional quality
exceptional quality, are among the finest
of Chinese export silversmithing.
He worked for the Luen
Wo, a major retailer of Chinese export silver
export silverware, active between
1865 and 1920, in both Shanghai and Canton.