Antique Chinese Silver Beaker TIAN 天

Description

An attractive sterling silver drinking cup of plain design with a engraved band of hatched foliate scrolls.

Weight 104 grams, 3.3 troy ounces.
Height 7.5 cm. Diameter of top 7.5 cm.
Marked underneath with a Chinese character for the small Tianjin artisan silversmith TIAN 天 .
Circa 1930.

3 beakers available. Priced each.

Literature. Tianjin is a major port city in northeastern China. Following the 1858 Treaties of Tianjin, several Western nations established concessions in Tianjin and established ex-patriot communities there. The European-style houses, municipal buildings and churches in Wudadao (Five Great Avenues) are legacies of that period.

This handsome Chinese silver cup is in very good condition.

Maker: TIAN 天

TIAN 天, a small Tianjin artisan silversmith. Tianjin is a major port city in northeastern China. Following the 1858 Treaties of Tianjin, several Western nations established concessions in Tianjin. The European-style houses, municipal buildings and churches in Wudadao (Five Great Avenues) are legacies of that period and the associated ex-patriot communities.

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