Chinese Sterling Silver Dragon Flask/Bottle Luen Wo Shanghai late 19th Century

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Chinese Sterling Silver Dragon Flask/Bottle Luen Wo Shanghai late 19th Century :
$650.00

Chinese Sterling Silver Dragon Flask/Bottle Luen Wo Shanghai late 19th Century
Antique Chinese sterling silver powder flask/bottle by Shanghai maker Luen Wo late 19th century, decorated with applied mythological Chinese crouching Dragon overlapping an entire flask, a three dimensional dragon with realistic details to his skin, claws & face. The top cover opens to reveal clean silver interior, with folded lower and upper borders. Overall very good condition, top knob shifts from left to right to reveal holes for the powder, moves freely with the internal pin slightly shorter due to use, one pin-point dent below dragon\'s beard, some scratches to the body and bottom, very minor a few body marks.
Marked: LW, Chinese charactersHeight 5 2/3 in., Width under 2 2/3 in., Depth 1 1/4 in., Weight ~160 grams