A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE SILVER INGOTS Late 19th/early 20th century (5)
A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE SILVER INGOTS
Late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising: a silver ingot of rectangular form with flared ends, impressed on the upper surface with numerous characters; two large rectangular silver ingots, each with a shallow concave surface impressed with a side mark and a Guangxu mark respectively; two smaller rectangular and flat silver ingots, each impressed on both sides with a four-character inscription including a Jialong reign mark. The largest: 11.6cm (4 1/2in) long. (5).
Footnotes:
十九世紀晚期/二十世紀早期 中國及越南銀錠 一組五件
〈一〉款識：「福興慶記匯號紋銀」「官公估佘看」
〈二〉款識：「光緒」
〈三〉款識：「嗣德年造」「精銀拾兩」「公甲」「中平」
〈四〉〈五〉款識：「嘉隆年造」「精銀壹兩」「中平號」「值錢二貫捌佰」
Provenance: an English private collection
The silver ingot of rectangular shape with flared ends contains 89% silver (Ag) and weighs 181g; the silver ingot impressed with the Side reign mark contains 99% silver (Ag) and weighs 357g; the silver ingot impressed with the Guangxu reign mark contains 99% silver (Ag) and weighs 359g; the two smaller rectangular silver ingots with the Jialong marks, each contains 97% silver (Ag) and weighs 39g.
The silver ingot with flared ends is attributable to the Guangxu period and was produced by the Fuxingqing (福興慶記) workshop in Yunnan Province. A similar one is preserved in the collection of the National Museum of History, Taipei (acc.no. 83-02643).
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A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE SILVER INGOTS
Late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising: a silver ingot of rectangular form with flared ends, impressed on the upper surface with numerous characters; two large rectangular silver ingots, each with a shallow concave surface impressed with a side mark and a Guangxu mark respectively; two smaller rectangular and flat silver ingots, each impressed on both sides with a four-character inscription including a Jialong reign mark. The largest: 11.6cm (4 1/2in) long. (5).
Footnotes:
十九世紀晚期/二十世紀早期 中國及越南銀錠 一組五件
〈一〉款識：「福興慶記匯號紋銀」「官公估佘看」
〈二〉款識：「光緒」
〈三〉款識：「嗣德年造」「精銀拾兩」「公甲」「中平」
〈四〉〈五〉款識：「嘉隆年造」「精銀壹兩」「中平號」「值錢二貫捌佰」
Provenance: an English private collection
The silver ingot of rectangular shape with flared ends contains 89% silver (Ag) and weighs 181g; the silver ingot impressed with the Side reign mark contains 99% silver (Ag) and weighs 357g; the silver ingot impressed with the Guangxu reign mark contains 99% silver (Ag) and weighs 359g; the two smaller rectangular silver ingots with the Jialong marks, each contains 97% silver (Ag) and weighs 39g.
The silver ingot with flared ends is attributable to the Guangxu period and was produced by the Fuxingqing (福興慶記) workshop in Yunnan Province. A similar one is preserved in the collection of the National Museum of History, Taipei (acc.no. 83-02643).
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
