Lot #484 - A Chinese silver two-handled presentation cup
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:April 2016 Antique & Art Auction
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Sale Date:19 Apr 2016 ~ 9.30am (NZ time)
19 Apr 2016 ~ 5pm (NZ time) -
Lot #:484
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Lot Description:A Chinese silver two-handled presentation cup
hemispherical shape with loop handles, raised on knopped stem and circular spreading foot, floral decorated rim. Engraved ‘Xìn fú zhong wài’ (To be trusted at home and abroad) and ‘Presented to G. P. Forster, Esquire by Z. T. Tsang’, both Forster and Tsang are recorded as employees of Jardines (one the original Hong Kong trading houses) in the 1930s. Diameter 140, 400gms. -
Estimate:NZ$550 - 550
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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