Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
April 2024 Hong Kong Auction 15-18 Apr 2024
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(t) CHINA. Kirin. White Metal 7 Mace Pattern or Trial Strike, Year 10 (1884). Kirin Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS SPECIMEN-62.
cf. L&M-504 (silver); K-916Y; KM-Pn7; cf. WS-0353 (same). Listed in Kann as "struck in spelter by way of essay," this TREMENDOUS RARITY would already be a colossal offering, given that the regular issue in silver is virtually never encountered in the marketplace. When one then changes parameters to a trial strike in white metal, it is essentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as such patterns are simply unavailable. As is, a silver example graded PCGS AU Details--Cleaned, and emanating from the collection of Åke Lindén, realized a hammer of $200,000 [!] in April 2014. Given the overall growth of the market since, the fact that this piece is RARER, and the tremendous preservation, with a gunmetal gray tone and no problems whatsoever, the levels to which this pattern could soar are truly unfathomable. To view all items from the KL Collection, click here.
From the KL Collection.
Estimate: $100000 - $200000
cf. L&M-504 (silver); K-916Y; KM-Pn7; cf. WS-0353 (same). Listed in Kann as "struck in spelter by way of essay," this TREMENDOUS RARITY would already be a colossal offering, given that the regular issue in silver is virtually never encountered in the marketplace. When one then changes parameters to a trial strike in white metal, it is essentially a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as such patterns are simply unavailable. As is, a silver example graded PCGS AU Details--Cleaned, and emanating from the collection of Åke Lindén, realized a hammer of $200,000 [!] in April 2014. Given the overall growth of the market since, the fact that this piece is RARER, and the tremendous preservation, with a gunmetal gray tone and no problems whatsoever, the levels to which this pattern could soar are truly unfathomable. To view all items from the KL Collection, click here.
From the KL Collection.
Estimate: $100000 - $200000