A Chinese silver tea caddy and an openworked dragon tazza, 19/20th C.

H.: 8 cm - Dia.: 14 cm (the caddy)

The tea caddy marked "Lain Chang", active in Shanghai between 1890 and 1940.

The tazza marked "癸 嵣玉華 足紋 (Guǐ dàngyùhuá zúwén)".
The artisan mark reads Dang and the retail mark is Yu Hua [zu wen/yin simply means “pure silver”].
Yu Hua was an unusual retailer as it was located in Inner Mongolia at Linxi.

(Special thanks to expert Adrien von Ferscht for his assistance)

Weight tea caddy: 278 gr.
Weight tazza: 123 gr.

Condition: (UV checked)
- The body of the tea caddy with a dent of ca. 1 x 1 cm, otherwise in good condition. The cover in excellent condition.
- The tazza generally in good condition. The outer rim of the tazza with a small loose connection .