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A cylindrical opium box made of silver-plated metal, on the …
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282
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A cylindrical opium box made of silver-plated metal, on the …
See original version (French)
Estimate €250 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
A cylindrical opium box made of silver-plated metal, on the lid of which is affixed a Chinese silver-plated coin, decorated with a dragon in the centre, marked ‘34th year of Kuang Su’, the 34th year of Guangxu (9th emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, from 1875 to 1908) and on the reverse, 北洋造, ‘made in Beiyang’, 库平七钱二分, ‘seven dollars and two cents’, 光绪元宝, ‘treasure/Guangxu ingot’ and its Manchu translation ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ.
The body of the box is engraved with Huiwen (Greek characters) and shrimp motifs.
The base of the box consists of a silver-plated metal plate, marked ‘REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1926’, featuring an allegorical figure of the Republic seated on a chair, holding a lictor’s fasces in her right hand, a marine anchor placed behind her and ears of wheat to her left, and on the reverse.
Indochina, c. 1930.
Height: 5.1 cm.
(Signs of wear on the pieces).
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Ref. : 7096 - 104
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