Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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CHINA. Yunnan Yuansi Changyuankezi. Provincial Fine Silk Oval Ingots. Silver 1 Tael Ingot, ND. EXTREMELY FINE.
cf. BMC-Class LXXXV. Weight: 31.78 gms. Obverse: "Chen Gou Xiang"; Reverse: "富" (fu [wealthy]). This handsome little ingot offers a boldly applied stamp with good definition of the characters. The character on the reverse is slightly muddled, but with much remaining detail. The surfaces are toned a light mottled gray tone with a slight iridescent sheen that pops out when tilted in the light.
Estimate: $400 - $600
cf. BMC-Class LXXXV. Weight: 31.78 gms. Obverse: "Chen Gou Xiang"; Reverse: "富" (fu [wealthy]). This handsome little ingot offers a boldly applied stamp with good definition of the characters. The character on the reverse is slightly muddled, but with much remaining detail. The surfaces are toned a light mottled gray tone with a slight iridescent sheen that pops out when tilted in the light.
Estimate: $400 - $600