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a metal plaque on the wall that has a picture of a lion on ita silver plate with a picture on it on a tablea silver plate with writing on it on a tablea black and white umbrella on a stand on a white backgrounda silver plate with a dragon on it on a standa metal plaque on a white table with a white backgrounda wooden clock that is hanging on the wall
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321 - China, Republic of China period (1912–1949)
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Estimate €80 - €120
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China, Republic of China period (1912–1949) Two commemorative silver plaques (swan hallmark) in repoussé work with carved and openwork wooden frames, one bearing the inscription ‘Presented to Mr Barbery, deputy head of the main workshops’, followed by a list of Chinese names and the date April 1930, and surmounted by a photograph of Chiang Kai-shek and the flag of the Republic of China; the other, presented to Mr Barbery (his name is in Chinese) by the ‘Jingxing Mining Affairs Bureau in Hebei’, the central phrase being a compliment. Overall dimensions: 37 x 29 cm – 33.5 x 25 cm Enclosed are various documents relating to A. Barbery, including the General Plan of the Shanxi Line, produced by the State Railway Company of the Republic of China, documents in Chinese, the draft appointment and appointment of A. Barbery as foreman, various photographs, maps, etc. CYGNE hallmark
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About the sale Private Collections: Gabriel GUY’s Studio – A private and antique collection of 19th- and early 20th-century painters – Garden sculptures – CHINA: A private collection from the years 1925–1930 – – VINTAGE - DESIGN - BOOKS - WINES AND SPIRITS - CERAMICS - GLASSWARE - CURIOSITIES - TABLEWARE - CLOCKS AND WATCHES - BERBER JEWELLERY
Auction location
Auction time 10/05/2026 at 10:30 AM
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