Lot 5711

Description

China, Qing Dynasty late period, multiple stamp and chopped silver ingot, as a silver sycee, one tael of a double axe shape or saddle type, c.1880-1900, (31.10 g), with impressed Chinese characters, 43mm x 24mm (at ends) and 16mm in middle, (Cribb -), others as boat sycee issues with raised centres and identical impressed stamps, raised on the base (2) (78.89 g and 66.11 g), a smaller example no marks (10.32 g), (cf.Cribb type XXXIII), these last three of base metal; together with two balls made from 1946 and 1951 Australia florins, these made in the Far East. First, a very rare shape and very fine, others fine - very fine. (6)