Can anyone guess what this is and where it came from? More details to follow...
Thank you for your responses, Paul and Leandra. It is indeed part of something that, 'fell into Ali's pocket' while we were attending the State Banquet (for dummies) for the 60th Anniversary of the PRC in 2009. The elegant wine glass, which was so carefully smuggled through the corridors of power out into Tiananmen Square and back to Simao, didn't survive the journey to Scotland in one piece. It was, however, rescued from the rubbish bin by Ali's Mum in Aberdeen. Ali's parents then came up with a creative use for this unique piece of memorabilia. They converted the base of the glass into a ring holder, with the addition of a small enamel bell (brought back from China several decades ago by Ali's mum) and gave it to Lesley for her recent birthday. A fabulously creative and meaningful gift, thank you!
Thank you for your responses, Paul and Leandra. It is indeed part of something that, 'fell into Ali's pocket' while we were attending the State Banquet (for dummies) for the 60th Anniversary of the PRC in 2009. The elegant wine glass, which was so carefully smuggled through the corridors of power out into Tiananmen Square and back to Simao, didn't survive the journey to Scotland in one piece. It was, however, rescued from the rubbish bin by Ali's Mum in Aberdeen. Ali's parents then came up with a creative use for this unique piece of memorabilia. They converted the base of the glass into a ring holder, with the addition of a small enamel bell (brought back from China several decades ago by Ali's mum) and gave it to Lesley for her recent birthday. A fabulously creative and meaningful gift, thank you!
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