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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 291057, member: 111&quot;]Luen Hing was a Shanghai retail silversmith, depending on source, working dates of circa 1880-1920 or 1875-1930, the chop-mark at right probably belonged to the actual silversmith.&nbsp; I can check another of my references in a day or two, but don&#039;t know that there would be any more info.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese Export Silver varies in fineness, with percentage marks anywhere from &#039;85&#039; to &#039;99&#039; - &#039;90&#039; is the most common, likely due to .900 being the approximate fineness of the Spanish reales and Asian &#039;trade dollars&#039; of the era.&nbsp; A British auction house would likely tend toward caution on white metal pieces without proper hallmarks...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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