A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CUP AND COVER
A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CUP AND COVER

MARKED WITH CHINESE CHARACTER, DATED 1881

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A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CUP AND COVER
MARKED WITH CHINESE CHARACTER, DATED 1881
Baluster and on spreading foot with knopped stem. chased overall with chinoiserie scenes, with cast dragon handles, the detachable cover with dragon finial, engraved on one side with inscription, marked on foot
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.)
28 oz. 3 dwt. (876 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Hong Kong Regatta 1880 Members Cup Bow A. J. Murray 27th Reg't, J. L. Armitage 27th Reg't, G. A. Featherstonehaugh R. N. Stroke J. A. Bennett 27th Reg't', cox A. J. Lewis.
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Please note that the estimate for this lot is incorrect in the printed catalogue, it should read £2,000-3,000. The correct estimate is showing online.

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The rowers were made up of three officers of the 27th Regiment, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Lt.. Archibald James Murray, John Leathley Armitage and Capt. John Anstey Bennett, together with Royal Navy clerk Godfrey Arthur Featherstonehaugh.

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