Page 517 - Chinese SIlver By Adrien Von Ferscht

Circa 1930, this tea and coffee set [above] reflects
Shanghai as it was then, a stylish cosmopolitan
international city rivalling Berlin, Buenos Aries and
Paris. A single swirling reptile adorns each item and
again it is used against a plain polished ground -
relatively unusual for Chinese Export Silver of any
period.

The tea caddy [left] again uses a rough planished finish
that almost resembles a honeycomb texture and that
Luen Hing had a penchant for. The dragon is well
executed, having great attention to the detailing. A caddy
such as this would be highly collectible.

A trumpet form vase, ingeniously supported by three horn-shaped
prunus branches, the body decorated with prunus blossom fronds.
The trumpet form is subtly segmented, resembling a convolvulus
[qiánniú] flower, further accentuated by the petal-shaped roll-over
rim. The convolvulus flower is a symbol of the bonding relationship
of love and marriage - convolvulus [aka bindweed].