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IMPERIAL CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART FROM THE
DETRING/VON HANNEKEN COLLECTION
AN ORDER OF THE DOUBLE DRAGON
MEDAL
LATE QING DYNASTY

Transitional type (circa 1895-1900), Second Class, First
Grade, breast star in silver, silver-gilt and highlighted with
blue and turquoise enamels, applied with two silver dragons
surrounding a central engraved coral, the reverse plain and
fitted with a shaped hinged vertical brooch-pin
9.5 cm, 3¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Awarded to Gustav Detring (1842-1913), and thence by
descent. This star appears to be that worn by Detring in the
portrait photograph as illustrated on p. 105, Fig. 2
EXHIBITED
Tianjin Museum, 2006-2018
◉ £ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 102,000-152,000 US$ 13,000-19,400

清末 御賜二等第一雙龍寶星
來源
德璀琳(1842-1913) 收藏，此後家族傳承
參見圖錄第105頁中其舊照，圖二
展覽
天津博物館， 2006年至2018年

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