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CIRCA 1750
Details
A Chinese 'Nanking Cargo' gold shoe-shaped ingot
Circa 1750
Of oval section, the ends flaring upwards and and with a slightly-raised rim, the top shallowly recessed and both sides with a vertical groove, one side stamped with two roundels of the character ji
5.5 cm. wide, 3 cm. deep, 3 cm. high at the up-turned ends, in wood box
Circa 1750
Of oval section, the ends flaring upwards and and with a slightly-raised rim, the top shallowly recessed and both sides with a vertical groove, one side stamped with two roundels of the character ji
5.5 cm. wide, 3 cm. deep, 3 cm. high at the up-turned ends, in wood box
Provenance
Christie's Amsterdam, The Nanking cargo, Chinese export porcelain and gold, 28 April-2 May 1986, lot 1811.
Special notice
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.