{"product_id":"near-antique-chinese-export-silver-cigarette-case-estate-of-shanghai-police-supt-j-f-lovell","title":"Near antique Chinese export silver cigarette case, estate of Shanghai Police Supt. J.F. Lovell","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis beautiful near antique Chinese export silver cigarette case, presented to Supt. Lovell upon his retirement in 1939 by Russian members of the Reserve Unit which he led from 1935 to 1939. Retailer’s mark rubbed, maker’s marks 北 and 施光 legible. Of thick gauge, this case is beautifully worked with a repousse dragon motif. Monogrammed “JFL” to cartouche for Superintendent J.F. Lovell’s initials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSupt. James Franklin Lovell (1892-1964) served in the Shanghai Municipal \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePolice Force from 1914 to 1939. His remarkable life and career spanned the tumultuous years of post-Republic China and the Warlord Period, experiencing the heady decadence of the roaring 20s in Shanghai as well as the threat of Japanese aggression, Communist sentiment on the rise and the seething underbelly of Shanghai society. In particular from 1935 to 1939, Supt. Lovell was in charge of the Reserve Unit, the world’s first modern SWAT team. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHe oversaw incidents such as numerous strikes in Japanese owned cotton mills in Shanghai (1936), the\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eKung Yik Cotton Mill Riot (1937) and several terrorist attacks\/assassination attempts by various secret societies, such as that by the Yellow Way Society in 1938. All this on top of the usual state of affairs in 1930s Shanghai- the ongoing civil war, struggles against the deeply entrenched triads, secret societies as well as foreign espionage. All this and more will be explored in-depth in our ongoing Scandalous Silver editorial in the Antiques to Vintage Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePrice marked at $2000 AUD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMeasurements: 146.8 grams. 10.5 by 8.2cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eExcellent near antique condition, with light wear overall commensurate with age. Marks crisp and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cacheantiquessydney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42858853564514,"sku":null,"price":1475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/5693\/9618\/files\/56B55639-7757-4C01-91F1-AF967C3D5D21_1_105_c.jpg?v=1778032566","url":"https:\/\/cacheantiques.com\/es-us\/products\/near-antique-chinese-export-silver-cigarette-case-estate-of-shanghai-police-supt-j-f-lovell","provider":"cacheantiquessydney","version":"1.0","type":"link"}