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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Fine Watches, Jewels & Asian Decorative Arts
• Sale Date:
  10 Dec 2017 ~ 10.30am
• Lot #:
  291
• Lot Description:
  A Carved & Painted Daoist Deity, Containing a Yuan Shi Kai Silver Dollar Coin, Qing Dynasty, Hongxian Emperor 1914
  the original fat man dollar is with a letter in the rectangular cavity on the back of the figure, zhuangcang
  H 34 cm
• Provenance:
  Acquired in Japan in 1990s
• Notes:
  The letter is stating that this silver dollar is a guarantee against a loan over an area of land, it is dated 10 June 1915. Both the coin & letter have remained largely undisturbed for 100 years. The letter was folded & the coin tucked behind. Condition: Overall good condition, some age cracks to the figure, the coin has been preserved, as shown in photographs, & the letter has folds & creases
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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