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Lot 24 | Paperweight with the coat of arms of the German Empire
Estimate
600
- 800
€
D
PAPERWEIGHT WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
Origin: China.
Dynasty: Qing dynasty.
Date: Late 19th to early 20th c..
Technique: Thick copper plates with Cloisonné and partly strong gilding.
Description: The coat of arms in oval reserve on the front showing the single-headed black eagle with
the Prussian eagle on the shield on the chest, which in turn bears the ancestral
Hohenzollern shield. Above the head hovers the imperial crown with flying ribbons. In each
corner on a black background a bat, above a flaming pearl. On the back a hole for hanging.
Measurement: Weight 760g. Height 2cm, 11 x 7.5cm.
Provenance:
Estate of a German railwy engineer, Julius Dorpmüller (1869-1945) who stayed in China between 1907 and 1918 and helped design the Chinese Schantung Railway, and thence by descent.
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| Recommend lot | Origin: China.
Dynasty: Qing dynasty.
Date: Late 19th to early 20th c..
Technique: Thick copper plates with Cloisonné and partly strong gilding.
Description: The coat of arms in oval reserve on the front showing the single-headed black eagle with
the Prussian eagle on the shield on the chest, which in turn bears the ancestral
Hohenzollern shield. Above the head hovers the imperial crown with flying ribbons. In each
corner on a black background a bat, above a flaming pearl. On the back a hole for hanging.
Measurement: Weight 760g. Height 2cm, 11 x 7.5cm.
Provenance:
Estate of a German railwy engineer, Julius Dorpmüller (1869-1945) who stayed in China between 1907 and 1918 and helped design the Chinese Schantung Railway, and thence by descent.
Conditions of this Lot
VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
29% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
29% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 15,97 Euro plus 3,03 Euro VAT
EU: 26,89 Euro plus 5,11 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 50,42 Euro plus 9,58 Euro VAT
additional shipping insurance
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Stock Id: 69543-4