dedehansen Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Here now the last thing from the estate. Is it possible to say how old it is or what it was used for ? Front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dedehansen Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 and the bottom side Every help appreciated All the best Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Looking at it I would say possibly part of a bronze group - or, the figure on top of a bronze vase. You can see the attachment points on the feet. The sack of Peking brought many items to the West - the better and larger ones were usually stolen by officers and the smaller, broken off items , often by the troops who had to carry them back in their kit bags. This was a joint effort by many Countries whose Diplomatic Missions had been besieged by the Chinese. For those in the Siege of the Legations the medal issued has now become one of the most expensive to buy. Worth having it looked at by an expert, many of the furnishings of the Palace were old. Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks Mervyn, I´ll try to contact the Völkerkundemuseum at Hamburg. They have a large asiacollection. and kind regards Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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