Lot 5702

Description

China, Qing Dynasty or Republic, silver fine silk oval ingots as sycee ingots produced in a round base mould, five taels with indented waist from the Yunnan area, without stamp marks but red ink for 184 = (183.3 g), 5.9 ounces, continuously produced from the Ch'ing Dynasty to Republic period, base length 52mm, width 29mm and height 30mm; another as a fine silk round sycee ingot of approximate weight of a Mexican silver dollar, two thirds tael, (23.5 g) and three quarters of an ounce, diameter 33.5mm, thickness 9.3mm; both without symbols or characters, (Cribb 1220 and 1240 respectively). Very fine. (2)

Ex Tony Lee, Hong Kong, October 1989 for first ingot, second ingot from Hong Kong Numismatic Centre, Hong Kong, November 1984.