Lot 37
£5,000
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
清末民初 「慎昌」、「90」、「CL」款 外銷銀竹林舞蝶圖海棠形茶具一組四件(帶原盒)
comprising: a teapot, a handled milk jug, a twin-handled sugar bowl, and a pair of sugar tongs, all vessels of quatrefoil form elegantly carved with bamboo grooves visited by butterflies, except the tongs, all marked '慎昌 (Shen Chang)', '90' and a retail mark 'CL' for Cheong Lam (林昌 [Cheng Lin]), in a cloth-lined original fitted wooden case
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, has been in the family for over 100 years
Note: the retail mark is "CL" for CHEONG LAM/C.L. 林昌 [CHENG LIN]; a Canton retailer. With thanks to Adrien von Ferscht, a Chinese export silver specialist, for the footnote on this lot.