Lot 120

SET OF SIX CHINESE EXPORT SILVER TEA GLASS HOLDERS
QI JI, CANTON; LUEN HING, SHANGHAI, CIRCA 1880-1939, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD






Auction: 10 September 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
清末民初 「LH90」、「啓記」錘印款 外銷銀鏤空菊紋杯托(一組六件)
each of reticulated tapered cylindrical form, decorated with chrysanthemum and foliage, one side set with a high-arched loop handle, the base stamped with ‘LH90’ and ‘Qi Ji’ in Chinese (6)
Dimensions
7.2cm wide each including handle; 26g each
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh
蘇格蘭私人收藏,愛丁堡
Footnote
Tea Glass holders were popular in the treaty ports where Russian emigrés lived; they were called Podstakannik
With gratitude to Dr Adrien von Ferscht, a Chinese export silver specialist, for his insight of this lot, including the marks.





