A collection of silver table wares


Late 19th/20th centuryComprising: a pair of foliate-rimmed dishes each with incised designs of peony, prunus, bamboo, orchid, iris and crane with pine, 12.8cm diameter, combined weight 7.79 oz troy (241.8g); a bowl with bamboo and prunus pierced design, stamped 'LUEN-WO', Luen Wo, Shanghai, late 19th/early 20th century, 10.9cm diameter, weight 4.48 oz troy (138.9g); a tankard of tapering form encircled by a dragon chasing the flaming pearl, the handle modelled as bamboo, Chinese character 'silver', 10.3cm high, weight 6.44 oz troy (199.9g); a hinged box with repoussé peony sprays and central roundel monogramed 'EL', inscribed 'Shanghai 1932', stamped 'HC', Hung Chong of Canton and Shanghai, 15.3cm x 5.2cm x 3.7cm, weight 5.85 oz troy (181.8g); a rickshaw with patterned interior and moving wheels, stamped 'WH 90', Wang Hing, Hong Kong, late 19th/early 20th century, 8cm long, weight 0.62 oz troy (19.7g); another rickshaw with dragon incised canopy and moving wheels with driver, unmarked, 10.5cm long, weight 1.94 oz troy (60.4g); a salt and pepper, each of globular form and raised on tripod mask supports with repoussé designs of bamboo, the pierced covers bearing shou characters, unmarked, 6.2cm high, combined weight 2.76 oz troy (85.8g); and a swing-handled basket with pierced band of dragons and on three ball supports, 10.5cm high with handle raised, weight 3.52 oz troy (109.4g).(10).