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HUNG CHONG, GUANGZHOU OR SHANGHAI, 1890-1920
Details
A SILVER 'GUANGXU COIN' SNUFF BOTTLE
HUNG CHONG, GUANGZHOU OR SHANGHAI, 1890-1920
The coin is cast with the verso and recto of a Guangxu coin, inscribed in Chinese on one side with 'Guangxu tongbao' ('Guangxu currency'), and in Manchu on the other naming the Guangdong mint, all supported on a tall foot decorated with floral scroll. The foot is stamped with two seals, reading xingfa ('prosperity'), and the Roman letters 'HC'.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, glass stopper
HUNG CHONG, GUANGZHOU OR SHANGHAI, 1890-1920
The coin is cast with the verso and recto of a Guangxu coin, inscribed in Chinese on one side with 'Guangxu tongbao' ('Guangxu currency'), and in Manchu on the other naming the Guangdong mint, all supported on a tall foot decorated with floral scroll. The foot is stamped with two seals, reading xingfa ('prosperity'), and the Roman letters 'HC'.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 5 December 1983, lot 141.
Sotheby's London, 6 December 1994, lot 188.
With Robert Hall, circa 1995.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 122.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Sotheby's London, 6 December 1994, lot 188.
With Robert Hall, circa 1995.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 122.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Literature
Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Spring 1998, p. 9.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Volume 7, Hong Kong, 2009, no. 1629
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Volume 7, Hong Kong, 2009, no. 1629
Special notice
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