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PROPERTY FROM A DANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GROUP OF SIXTEEN CIVIL RANK
BADGES
LATE QING DYNASTY
including three rank badges featuring a
crane made for a civil official of the first rank,
two rank badges featuring a golden pheasant
made for a civil official of the second rank,
five rank badges featuring a peacock made
for a civil official of the third rank
(16)
the largest 34.5 by 35 cm, 13½ by 13¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Astrid Ibsen-Sørensen (1892-
1987), collected in China before 1936.
In the family by descent.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,300-48,900 US$ 3,750-6,300
晚清 緞繡文官補子一組十六件
來源
Astrid Ibsen-Sørensen （1892-1987年）收
藏，於1936年以前購自中國，此後家族
傳承
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PROPERTY FROM A DANISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GROUP OF SEVEN MILITARY RANK
BADGES
LATE QING DYNASTY
including two rank badges featuring a
spotted leopard made for a military official of
the third rank, three rank badges featuring
a xiezhi mythical animal made for a censer
and two others
(7)
the largest 32 by 27.7 cm, 12⅝ and 10⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Astrid Ibsen-Sørensen (1892-
1987), collected in China before 1936.
In the family by descent.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
晚清 緞繡武官補子一組七件

來源
Astrid Ibsen-Sørensen （1892-1987年）收
藏，於1936年以前購自中國，此後家族
傳承

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