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Property from the Collection of William Randal McDonnell Parr 8079
(1865-1938) A silver presentation cup
Wing Hing and Co, 1908
8078 Featuring two angular handles, a single raised dragon wrapped around
A pictorial presentation valance the body, with an engraved presentation inscription reading Presented to
Late Qing Dynasty W.R. M’D Parr, Esquire, as a souvenir from the Kowloon Customs staff,
The main register an ivory satin ground embroidered with silk floss native & foreign on his departure for Europe September 1908 reversed by a
depicting birds among lotus, plum and bamboo surrounding four large similar dedication in Chinese, titled Yi Ren Lian De, on a raised circular foot,
characters reading yi ren lian de in couched gilt-wrapped thread, on marked WH90 with a second mark reading baosheng, with a wood stand.
the far right an embroidered inscription reading Batuo (Parr) Wusidaren 11 5/8in (29.5cm) high, approximately 42 oz troy
yajian, the left hand side with an embroidered inscription reading $4,000 - 6,000
Jiulong Guan Neiban Huaren (Kowloon Customs Chinese employees
division) followed by approximately forty names, the innermost border 8080
a black silk with couched metallic threads creating a repeating floral A photo album of China
motif, with a plain red border, the outer border blue silk with couched Late 19th century
gilt threads forming stylized Shou characters, trimmed with gold paper An album of over seventy albumen prints of China, the majority of
ribbon applique, the reverse painted in ink and colors with a scene of images large format, including locations such as Newchang (Yinkou),
figures in a landscape, the bottom with a multicolored silk plied-cord Hankou, Wuhu, Yichang, and Beijing, some images dated variously
macrame and silk fringe tassels. by pencil or stamp 1889, 1894, some images attributable to William
41 x 117 3/8in (298 x 104cm) including the lower tassels Saunders, bound together with ten albumen prints of Hawaii, by the
$5,000 - 7,000 Davey Photo co, Frank Davey, circa 1890’s, and five hand-colored
albumen prints of Japan.
Provenance: 8 x 10 1/2in (20 x 26cm) most images
The collection of William Randal McDonnell Parr (1865-1938), thereafter $2,000 - 3,000
by descent
8081
The characters Yi ren lian de (依仁戀德) are taken from a poem by the Tang A photo album of China
dynasty poet Li Shangyin, and are also engraved on the silver presentation Late 19th century
cup (lot 8079) that was givenn to Parr in 1908 by the Chinese and Foreign Including thirty five albumen prints, many are likely to be views of
employees of the Kowloon Customs House. It is likely this impressive Yingkou, Liaoning Province.
embroidered hanging was presented to Parr at the same time. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2in (21 x 26.5cm) 14 of the images, the rest smaller
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance:
The collection of William Randal McDonnell Parr (1865-1938), thereafter
by descent
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