Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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(t) CHINA. Yunnan Sanchuo Jieding. Provincial Three Stamp Remittance Ingots. Cut Silver 2.75 Tael Bank Ingot, ND. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
cf. BMC-LXVI Group I #970; cf. Tai-1-51. Weight: 98.62 gms. "Qing Tai Long Ji Hui Hao Wen Yin" (Qingtailong Bank, remittance bank fine silver). The stamps are deeply impressed and lustrous with bold crisp characters. This bright example displays light attractive tone with areas of richer coloration adding to its pleasing appearance.
cf. BMC-LXVI Group I #970; cf. Tai-1-51. Weight: 98.62 gms. "Qing Tai Long Ji Hui Hao Wen Yin" (Qingtailong Bank, remittance bank fine silver). The stamps are deeply impressed and lustrous with bold crisp characters. This bright example displays light attractive tone with areas of richer coloration adding to its pleasing appearance.
Though cut fragments of ingots are known, they appear on the market with far less frequency. This aspect offers an interesting perspective of the utilitarian nature of sycee ingots not normally associated with this series.
Estimate: $200 - $400