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Hi all!
The mark LUENWO at this goblet belongs to well-known silversmith Luen Wo from Shanghai. I am interesting what the hieroglifs mean: the name of the maker, the name of the city, the purity of the metal or something else.
Thanks in advance.

As I've mentioned before here, the silver purity of most of the good quality Chinese export silver made from late 19th to early 20th C. was 90%, as it was made from melted down Mexican and South American silver dollars. It was a silver source they could depend on. Many of these pieces have "90" stamped on them.

Hi Ag999!
Thanks for your answer, this is very useful information.
But still, what do the hieroglyphs mean in this case?

Hi Ubaranda,

As Luen Wo were a retail outfit, the chop mark may well be that of the actual silversmith that made the item.

Trev.

Hi Trev!
Many thanks for your reply. Most likely this is true.
Regards. Alex.

The Chinese characters represent the maker's workshop (rather than the retailer). I think this is probably 怡安 for Yi An, a Shanghai-based workshop.

Silverk.

SilverK, many thanks for your reply!