A RARE PLAIN SILVER STEM CUP TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The cup is finely formed with a bulbous body separated from the flaring rim by a bow-string band and is raised on a knobbed stem foot with splayed base. 2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm) high; weight 78.5 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 58.
A RARE PLAIN SILVER STEM CUP TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) The cup is finely formed with a bulbous body separated from the flaring rim by a bow-string band and is raised on a knobbed stem foot with splayed base. 2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm) high; weight 78.5 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 58.
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