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A SILVER CUP AND A PHOTOGRAPH, China, early 20th century

Trophey h cm 31; Photo h cm 35 x l cm 20
The cup is worked in repoussé and chased with prunus blossoms and characters; it bears the inscription 盧永祥敬贈韋禮敦先生惠存 (“Respectfully presented by Lu Yongxiang for the esteemed remembrance of Mr Wei Lidun”); stamped on the base Qingyun Zhen (庆云斋). Weight: 1100 g.

Catalogue notes:

Lu Yongxiang was a warlord and general of the Anhui clique during the Beiyang period, and military governor of Zhejiang. Wei Lidun (Wilkinson) was a British diplomat in China, who served as consul and maintained close ties with military and political circles of the Beiyang era.

民国时期 军阀卢永祥赠送给外国友人韦礼敦的银质纪念奖杯（附卢永祥照片）款：民国 上庆云珍 重: 1100克 
奖杯上文字：”盧永祥敬贈 惠泽咸沾 韋禮敦先生惠存“，是近代中外交流史的重要物证。

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