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A group of three gold and silver ingots, Republic period | 民國 金錠及銀錠一組三枚

Lot Closed

March 28, 04:32 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A group of three gold and silver ingots

Republic period

民國 金錠及銀錠一組三枚


comprising two gold ingots, each inscribed with three stamp marks identifying the shop name and purity of the gold, and a silver ingot centered with a shuangxi (double happiness) mark (3)

金錠其一:《方九霞昌》《天》《足赤》款

金錠其二:《生源永》《足赤》款

銀錠:《囍》款


The larger gold ingot:

Length 1 in., 2.7 cm; Weight 32 g


The smaller gold ingot:

Length 1 in., 2.4 cm; Weight 32 g


The silver ingot:

Length 1¼ in., 3.3 cm; Weight 36 g

Collection of Charles Arthur Nichols, Jr. (1901-1995), acquired in Tianjin in 1947, and thence by descent.