Catalogue
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, Shanxi Province, trough ingot, a local tax ingot X'ian Prefecture, one large rectangular block of characters, this cast by Smith-Yong Xingqing, flattened base oval sycee, reading on right side 'Xi An Shou', left side Yong Xing Qing' and centre Zhen Zheng, five taels or 5.25 ounces (163.3 g), height 44mm, width 38.5mm, depth 21mm, (Cribb 499, type XLIIB, Pl.51), for similar size and characters. Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
China, Qing dynasty, Guangxi Province, silver ten tael stamped ingot as a square trough, 10 taels as a sycee ingot of double headed axe shape, two blocks of stamps, top 'Xiang Jeng' (Silver shop), (1875-1908), (381.6 g), height 57.7mm, width 39-49mm, depth 27.5mm, (cf.Cribb 708, type LVIIIC). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
China, Qing Dynasty, Kweichow Province, silver ten tael stamped ingot as a square trough 10 taels sycee ingot of double headed axe shape, five blocks of stamps, right side Kuang-Hsu 25th year (1899-1900), (381 g), height 57.2mm, width 46mm depth 25mm, bottom Treasury silver, centre Wan Yong You (silversmith), it is believed this sycee was restamped over an older Kiangsi sycee, (cf.Cribb 715-6). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,500
China, Qing Dynasty, Yunnan Province, silver three tael stamped remittance ingot as a 3 taels rectangular shaped sycee ingot with two blocks of stamps, c.1796-1820 (111.7 g), height 35.5mm, width 45mm, depth 14mm, Chia Ching collected profit on his 8th year (approx 1804), (cf.Cribb 1024ff, cf.M.4053, [p.523]). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, similar to type Shandong Province pure silver ingot, this probably from Sichuan Province, ten taels or ten ounce type (358 g), with block of two identical groups of characters, height 46mm, width 56mm, depth 28mm, with 970 stamp as well (silver quality), (cf.Cribb type XLC [Pl.49], for similar size and characters. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $690
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) or later, silver mother hen shaped sycee ingot, Yunnan Province, cast in a round based mould of oval shape, without stamps, two and a half taels or 2.5 ounces (78 g), height 34mm, width 27mm, depth 18.5mm, (Cribb 674, type LVA, Pl.57), for similar example. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, Shanxi Province, trough ingot, a local tax ingot for Wugong County, flattened base oval sycee, reading on right side 'Wu Gong', left side uncertain, four and a quarter taels or 5.1 ounces (158.2 g), height 36mm, width 45mm, depth 19mm, (Cribb 520-1 [p.182], type XLIIF), for similar size and characters. Good fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, Shanxi Province, trough ingot, a local tax ingot for uncertain County, flattened base oval sycee, reading on right side 'Chang Sheng?', left side 'Yin Li' (silver foundry), three and three quarter taels or 4.45 ounces (138 g), height 38mm, width 43.5mm, depth 19.3mm, (Cribb 540 [p.184], type XLIIG, Pl.52), for similar size. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, Shanxi Province, trough ingot, a local tax ingot Huizhen District?, or maybe Huining County in Gansu Province, this cast by Smith (He Shun), flattened base oval sycee, reading on right side 'Hui Zhen', left side 'He Shun' and centre 'Zhen', three and a half taels or 3.75 ounces (116.6 g), height 42mm, width 34mm, depth 19mm, (Cribb 537, type XLIIG, Pl.51), for similar size and characters. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $480
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, Shanxi Province, trough ingot, a local tax ingot for uncertain County, flattened base oval sycee, reading on right side ' - Nan', left side '- Yong' and 'Zhen', four taels or 4.8 ounces (138 g), height 36.7mm, width 46mm, depth 18.5mm, (cf.Cribb -, type XLIIG, Pl.52), for similar size. Good fine, with weak characters, rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
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)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, Shanxi Province, trough ingot, a local tax ingot for Jin Yang County, flattened base oval sycee, reading on right side 'Jin Yang', left side Li Ju (smith), three and a half taels or 4.2 ounces (130.1 g), height 32mm, width 45mm, depth 21mm, (cf.Cribb -, type XLIIF), for similar size. Very fine, with chisel cut underneath near edge and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500
China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), silver drum shaped sycee ingot, Shanxi Province, trough ingot, a local tax ingot for uncertain County, flattened base oval sycee, three taels or 3.87 ounces (120.1 g), height 33mm, width 42mm, depth 19.3mm, (cf.Cribb -, type XLIIG). Very fine, unlisted and unknown type, very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $370
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver five tael stamped remittance ingot as a 5 taels sycee ingot or saddle pack (pack saddle) with six blocks of stamps, c.1875-1933 (202.5 g), height 36mm, width 60mm depth 17mm, on right side Shen Firm, also Hui Hao Weng Yin (Remittance Bank Fine Silver), with additional stamp at top 'Fu Hsin' (Cribb 751ff, cf.M.4057-4085, [p.525]). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $660
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver five tael stamped remittance ingot as a 5 taels sycee ingot or saddle pack (pack saddle) with five blocks of stamps, c.1875-1933 (195.5 g), height 37mm, width 60.5mm depth 16.5mm, on right side Shen Firm, also Hui Hao Weng Yin (Remittance Bank Fine Silver), (cf.Cribb 751ff, cf.M.4057-4085, [p.525]). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
China, Republic, Yunnan Province, silver two and a half tael stamped remittance ingot as a 2 1/2 taels, rectangular shaped sycee ingot with two blocks of stamps that are both the same 'Chun (Yunnan) Man Hing (small square sycee or silver smith) and a central stamp as a tax stamp 'Ke' (tax) in the centre, c.1910-1940 (83.5 g), height 33mm, width 43.3mm, depth 8mm, (Cribb -, M.-). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $900
China, Republic, Yunnan, Liangchuo Keding, Provincial one stamp tax ingots, two (2) Tael tax ingot, not dated, (78.89 g), with several groups of Chinese characters, (cf,Cribb BMC-Class LXXI). Toned, extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $1,100
China, Republic, privately made silver five taels sycee, a stamped crudely made ingot as a New Years gift, with single centre stamp of 'fu' (blessings), apparently made from six silver dollar coins, and one melted on top, each dollar approx (26 g), c. 1930-1940, (179.6 g), height 70.6mm, width 33.7-42mm, depth 14mm, (Cribb -). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
China, Republic, presentation sycees of one quarter tael, a) shoe shape with one stamp 'Ji' (exchange bank), given by bank for weddings, birthdays, new year etc., (8.4 g), height 24mm, width 17mm, thickness 5mm; b) diamond shape with character 'fu' (blessing), mostly for a new year gift, (10.4 g), height 19mm, width 22mm, thickness 5mm; c) oval shape with three stamps centre 'cai' (wealth), other two reading (exchange bank or the sign of the [bank]), generally given as a gift by the bank (10.0 g), height 16.5mm, width 24.4mm, thickness 4mm; d) a third tael, square shape with two stamps larger stamp 'he shun', lesser stamp 'ji' meaning in all (the Heshun exchange bank), a gift from the bank for weddings etc., (12.4 g), height 16.5mm, width 21mm, thickness 5mm. Very fine or better, last two illustrated. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
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)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, Republic, silver boat or shoe shaped sycee ingot, made on a flat oval base, in a metal mould with high edges, modern manufacture in good silver, made as a presentation gift for New Year, birthdays or weddings, as a silver ingot, 1.95 ounces (60.1 g), with five sets of characters within boat, five more on base, and one set on side, (Cribb -). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
China, Qing Dynasty or Republic, base silver boat or shoe shaped sycee ingot of one tael, made on a flat oval base, with high edges, modern manufacture made to represent an original but an old contemporary copy, 1.15 ounces (34.55 g), others as a Shanxi Fushou small boat shaped ingots, one for one tael as a presentation ingot (34.8 g) with one character 'fu' (blessings) within boat, another half tael (18.6 g), this with one character 'shau' (long life) within boat, (Cribb 240 and 146 respectively). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
China, figure in bronze of the Money God Liu Hai, sitting astride a three legged toad (ht 12cm), holding a removable large charm (dia 11.8cm) aloft. Good very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $3,800
China, assorted objects including a Chinese traditional carving seal sculpture Stamp of stone seal as art craft stored within its own purse and ink pad; various axe heads one probably from the Han dynasty, another from North-East Thailand as a bronze socketed adze from Bian Chiang (c.2700-1000 B.C.), (2); blunt edge with metal or leather support probably for smoothing and deburring leather, (3). Mostly fine, and interesting lot. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
China, Communist era, an extensive collection of modern issues by date from 1956 of one fen to 2008 one yuan all in base metal (99); Hong Kong, a range of issues from 1863 including 1866 dollar holed, half dollar 1893 (EF) (illustrated), 1902 (gVF), and other issues to 1997 (67); Republic of China (Taiwan) various issues from 1949 - 2008, including silver fifty and 100 dollars coins of 1965, (76), all providing a wide range of issues and include no duplicates, allmost coins are in 2x2 Hartberger packets and a few with descriptive details, all are housed in a large spring clamp file folder. Very good - uncirculated, a few scarce. (242)
Estimate $250
SOLD $2,000
China, Qing dynasty, Chinese made abacus, as type known as a suan pan (with two beads over five), these examples have 13 and 15 columns for calculation, larger one has a small plate in Chinese on edge. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
China, Mahjong game, a complete collection with instructions, containing 144 tiles and other pieces on placed on trays and stored within a leather box with handle, as produced by Frank Buckler on Tottenham, London, c.first half of the 20th century. Very fine or better. (lot)
Estimate $100
Passed in
China, chopped mark dollar type coins, including Mexico pillar dollar Philip V, 1741, Mexico city mint with about 30 chopmarks (illustrated); another of Charles IV, 1805 with several chopmarks; China, Yuan Shih Kai dollar year 3 (1914) with several chopmarks; Japan, one yen (2), both with gin marks, both of year 28 each with about ten chopmarks. Fair - very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
China and Malaysia, an accumulation of tin objects in a large segmented plastic container (used for sinkers etc for fishing), these mostly from Malaysia and which are generally corroded or oxidised, lot includes tin or lead balls of various sizes (approx 30), tin pitis (approx 30 mostly oxidised), a large bullet shaped object rising to a pyramid at end length 60mm, (115 g); from China, a very large accumulation of Chinese cash as aggregates held together by corrosion in groups of 5-30 cash per bundle giving a total weight in excess of 3 kg, all stored in a large wooden 'Eminentes Deliciosas' box; together a hoard in a plastic box container of 'dingle dangle' bridge money, part knife money pieces and spade coins, the lot all appear to be as recovered as stray or lots from water or burial; together with a small collection of Vietnam coins in a album as marketed from stalls in South East Asia. Mostly poor, a researches lot for cleaning etc. (100s)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver half dollar, 1866 (Pr.4; KM.8; Ma.C33). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,150