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September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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(t) CHINA. Fantasy "Emperor Kuang-hsu" Gold Dollar, CD ("1885"). PCGS MS-62.
K-B13; KMX-116; cf. WS-1349-6 (silver). This incredibly appealing and intricately engraved design--struck in high relief--exhibits a young, expressive portrait of Emperor Kuang-hsu in traditional garb, while the reverse displays an ornate border consisting of the characters "Xixi," or double happiness with a coiled dragon in the center. Rather dazzling and brilliant, this VERY RARE type is the finer of just two certified by PCGS--the other being the Pinnacle specimen, a PCGS MS-61 that realized a total of $84,000 in our April 2021 Hong Kong auction (lot # 50017). Traditionally attributed to the penultimate Qing emperor, it is, in fact, uncertain which male figure is represented on this type.
Estimate: $30000 - $50000
K-B13; KMX-116; cf. WS-1349-6 (silver). This incredibly appealing and intricately engraved design--struck in high relief--exhibits a young, expressive portrait of Emperor Kuang-hsu in traditional garb, while the reverse displays an ornate border consisting of the characters "Xixi," or double happiness with a coiled dragon in the center. Rather dazzling and brilliant, this VERY RARE type is the finer of just two certified by PCGS--the other being the Pinnacle specimen, a PCGS MS-61 that realized a total of $84,000 in our April 2021 Hong Kong auction (lot # 50017). Traditionally attributed to the penultimate Qing emperor, it is, in fact, uncertain which male figure is represented on this type.
Estimate: $30000 - $50000