Bidspirit auction | (EINSTEIN, ALBERT Suite of ten

(EINSTEIN, ALBERT Suite of ten Chinese silver-gilt liquor beakers. Each engraved with bamboo shoots and monogrammed “A/E/E” (Albert / Elsa / Einstein). Verso of each cup with hallmark “Zeewo,” the Shanghai silversmith, active 1870-1930. Height of each cup: 2.2 inches (5.5 cm). Accompanied by his wife Elsa, Albert Einstein traveled to China in November 1922. It was while in Shanghai that Einstein received, on 13th November, a telegram from Oslo notifying him that he was to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. It is possible that this suite of Chinese-export silver cups was presented to Einstein as a congratulatory gift at that time. Provenance: Personal gift from Albert Einstein to the present owner, the consignor. Accompanied by his wife Elsa, Albert Einstein traveled to China in November 1922. It was while in Shanghai that Einstein received, on 13th November, a telegram from Oslo notifying him that he was to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. It is possible that this suite of Chinese-export silver cups was presented to Einstein as a congratulatory gift at that time. Provenance: Personal gift from Albert Einstein to the present owner, the consignor.