A cylindrical opium box made of silver-plated metal, with a - Lot 282

Lot n° 282
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A cylindrical opium box made of silver-plated metal, with a - Lot 282
A cylindrical opium box made of silver-plated metal, with a silver-plated Chinese coin affixed to the lid, decorated with a dragon in the center and marked “34th year of Kuang Su,” the 34th year of Guangxu (the 9th emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, reigning from 1875 to 1908), and on the reverse, 北洋造, “Made in Beiyang,” 库平七钱二分, “seven dollars and two cents,” 光绪元宝, “treasure/Guangxu treasure” and its Manchu translation ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠣᠣ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ. The body of the box is engraved with Huiwen (Greek letters) and shrimp motifs. The bottom of the box consists of a silver-plated metal piece marked “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1926,” featuring an allegorical figure of the Republic seated on a chair, holding a lictor’s fasces in her right hand, a ship’s anchor placed behind her, and ears of wheat on the left, and on the reverse. Indochina, circa 1930. Height: 5.1 cm. (Signs of wear on the pieces).
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