Lot Essay
The cup and stand were both tested as silver at the Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office, London,12 February 2020.
"Xing You Heng Tang" may be translated as the "Hall of Perpetuation". It is known that this hall was the main residence in the Forbidden City of Zhai Quan (1794-1854), a Manchurian official and a descendant of the Emperor Qianlong. Zhai Quan had a distinguished career in the service of the court and was known to be a keen art collector. His family's presitgious collection of works of art and calligraphy was famous during the Daoguang and Xianfeng period (1851-1861) and this hallmark is inscribed on a number of his artifacts.
"Xing You Heng Tang" may be translated as the "Hall of Perpetuation". It is known that this hall was the main residence in the Forbidden City of Zhai Quan (1794-1854), a Manchurian official and a descendant of the Emperor Qianlong. Zhai Quan had a distinguished career in the service of the court and was known to be a keen art collector. His family's presitgious collection of works of art and calligraphy was famous during the Daoguang and Xianfeng period (1851-1861) and this hallmark is inscribed on a number of his artifacts.