Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
A study collection of bronze coins from various dynasties, circa 500 BCE and later
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
comprising fifty-nine coins, most of 'knife' pattern, probably Eastern Zhou dynasty, together with a hardwood campaign cabinet with nine removable trays, circa 1921 (69)
Length of longest 17 cm, 6¾ in.
Assembled by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937), the cabinet commissioned by him from a local Chinese cabinetmaker, and thence by descent to his daughter, Mary Stewart Lockhart (1894-1985).
Gifted by the above to George Watson's College, Edinburgh, 1967.
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2003-2025 (on loan).
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