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Paperweight with the coat of arms of the German Empire

Starting price
€ 600
Auction dateClassic
01.06.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
Event location
Germany, Köln
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ID 549392
Lot 24 | Paperweight with the coat of arms of the German Empire
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.
Condition B. One enamel chipping, gilding rubbed, traces of use.


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.
Auction house category:Asian Art: Chinese Applied Arts
Address of auction VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
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