China. Comprising a teapot, cream jug, and sugar bowl, each of globular form set with bamboo-form handles, decorated with magpies on blossoming prunus branches, the teapot further with a bamboo-form spout, the hinged cover with bamboo leaves and a finial in the form of a bamboo stalk, the handle with organic material insulators. (3)

Inscriptions: The bases each marked Shanghai, Yebo, and Luen Wo.

Provenance: From the private collection of Ludvig Stenersen Münter, Denmark, thence by descent within the family. Ludvig Stenersen Münter (1877-1957) worked for the Great Nordic Telegraph Company in Newcastle, United Kingdom. He later became the assistant at the Administration Office in London (1897) and senior assistant in Shanghai in 1907. From 1911 to 1929 he was the station master in Beijing until he retired from active service. During his stay, he started his collection of Asian Art.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, light scratches, and minuscule dents.

Weight: 584 g (the teapot), 222 g (the cream jug), 244 g (the sugar bowl)
Dimensions: Length 25 cm (the teapot), 14.7 cm (the cream jug), 14.7 cm (the sugar bowl)

Luen Wo was an important retail silversmith based in Shanghai who traded in jewelry, diamonds, and embroideries. The manufacturer relied on a large number of designers and artisans, such as Ning Zhao Ji. His items generally bear the mark with his full name or the initials LW and the mark of the artisan who realized the piece. The firm mainly produced items in the traditional Chinese style, featuring classical motifs such as bamboo leaves, prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums, dragons, and magpies. (Information courtesy of Dr Adrien von Ferscht; www.chinese-export-silver.com)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 28 October 2014, lot 27
Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 9,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese export four-piece silver tea service, mark of Luen Wo, Shanghai, circa 1880-1925
Expert remark: Compare the related form and decorations. Note the lot also comprises a kettle with stand.

Expert’s note (added 27.02.2023): This set was made by YE BO 葉伯 [cantonese JIP BAAK] of CANTON, a workshop that only made for the retailers Luen Wo, Wang Hing and Zee Wo. The retail firm of Luen Wo operated in both Shanghai and Canton, not just Shanghai. The artisan workshop YE BO 葉伯 [jyutping JIP BAAK] operated only in Canton. (Information courtesy of Dr Adrien von Ferscht).


約1880-1925年上海聯和LUEN WO《喜上眉梢》銀茶壺
中國。由茶壺、奶杯和糖罐組成，各自有竹節狀執柄，外壁飾喜上眉梢圖。茶壺的流也成竹節形，壺蓋上有竹葉紋及頂飾竹節鈕。執柄採用有機材料絕緣體。

款識：Shanghai，葉伯Yebo，Luen Wo. 這裏的tian到底是哪個字呢？我看起來像“伯”

來源：丹麥Ludvig Stenersen Münter私人收藏，保存在同一家族至今。Ludvig Stenersen Münter (1877-1957) 在英國紐卡斯爾的大北電報公司工作，1897 年任倫敦行政辦公室助理，1907 年任上海高級助理。1911 年至 1929 年任北京站長，直至退休。在中國時，他開始收藏亞洲藝術。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損、小刻痕、少量劃痕和微小凹痕。

重量：茶壺584克，奶杯222克，糖罐244 克
尺寸：茶壺長25 厘米 ，奶杯14.7 厘米 ，糖罐14.7 厘米

聯和曾是上海最早和經營最大的粵幫銀樓之一，從事珠寶、鑽石和刺繡貿易，有自己的一大批設計師和工匠。他的商品通常帶有全名或首字母 LW 的標記以及工匠的標記。該公司主要生產中國傳統風格的產品，以竹葉、梅花、菊花、龍和喜鵲等經典圖案為特色。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得， 2014年10月28日，lot 27
價格：USD 8,125 （相當於今日EUR 9,300）
描述：中國出口純銀製茶具組四件，附上海LUEN WO標記，約1880-1925年製
專家評論：比較相近的外形和裝飾。請注意此有附托架的水壺。

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