Chinese Silver Presentation Cup with Floral Decoration and Inscription

A Chinese silver two-handled presentation cup, hemispherical…
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A Chinese silver two-handled presentation cup, hemispherical shape with loop handles, raised on knopped stem and circular spreading foot, floral decorated rim. Engraved 'Xìn fú zhong wài' (To be trusted at home and abroad) and 'Presented to G. P. Forster, Esquire by Z. T. Tsang', both Forster and Tsang are recorded as employees of Jardines (one the original Hong Kong trading houses) in the 1930s. Diameter 14 cm 400gms.

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