A two-handled presentation cup and cover with the mark of Quan of Canton, probably retailed by Lee Ching of Canton, Hong Kong and Shanghai, c.1900, 50oz. Sold at $11,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) as part of the collection of Myrna and Bernard Posner, offered by Christie’s in New York during an online sale closing on August 22.
If there was a year when the market for Qing and later Chinese silver changed it was 2005.