China: Qing Dynasty. temp. Qianlong gold Boat-Shaped Sycee of 10 Taels ND (c. 1750) Certified MS63 by Gong Bo Grading,...

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Historic Nanking Cargo Gold Trade Ingot

Qing Dynasty. temp. Qianlong gold Boat-Shaped Sycee of 10 Taels ND (c. 1750) Certified MS63 by Gong Bo Grading, Cribb-Unl., Tang-Unl. 82.1x26.5x17.9mm. 365.05gm. Stamped on face in three sections, the top and bottom stamps reading "Bao" (Precious) and the central stamp reading "Yuan Ji" (assayer name). The back is stamped in only two sections, each reading "Yuan." A thrilling relic whose desirability stems from not only the era of the Qianlong Emperor, whose prolific reign is notable to historians and numismatists alike, but also its shipwreck association, originating from the famed Dutch East Indiaman cargo vessel 'Geldermalsen' that wrecked in the South China Sea in 1752 carrying 147 gold bars and ingots. Among the most pleasing and finely preserved of these seldom-seen ingots, blessed with a deep harvest patina and firmly impressed stamps. Accompanied by the original Christie's Nanking Cargo oak box and lot sticker.

Ex. Nanking Cargo (Christie's Amsterdam, May 1986, Lot 1869)

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Metal: Gold
Diameter: 27mm

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歷史悠久的南京貨船貿易金錠

清乾隆年間（約1750年）船型十兩金錠。公博評級 MS63。
82.1x26.5x17.9毫米。365.05克。帶有三處戳記，上下方為「寶」、中央為「元記」。背面則只有兩處戳記，均為「元」。這件令人驚歎不已的金條問世於乾隆年間，其久遠的歷史背景固然令歷史學家和錢幣學家著迷不已，但其過人魅力更與船難密不可分。1752年，聲名遠播的荷屬東印度商船海爾德馬爾森號於南中國海沉沒。該船搭載了147件金條及金錠。此例便為當中最賞心悅目、保存得宜的稀罕金錠之一，包覆著暗棕色包漿，戳記深峻清晰。附有佳士得南京船貨橡木盒及拍品標籤。
出自：1986年5月阿姆斯特丹佳士得，拍品號1869；W&L舊藏




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