*China, Order of the Double Dragon, type 1 (1882-c.1901), Third Class, Third Grade breast star, by Godet, Berlin, in silver, with gilt and enamelled centre and blue central paste stone, 80mm, some enamel in central border lacking, good very fine and very rare. On 12 June 1900 the German Plenipotentiary to China, Baron Clemens von Ketteler, was murdered in the streets of Peking by members of the Imperial Guards Brigade. The Kaiser demanded that that the Emperor should erect a monument in Ketteler’s memory and that he should come to Berlin personally to apologise to the Kaiser. It was impossible for the Emperor himself to visit so his brother, the Second Prince Chung (and father of Pu-Yi), travelled to Europe in his stead. After waiting in Basel for a fortnight he was finally received by Wilhelm in September, 1901. As a gesture of goodwill, Chung had specially ordered Chinese Order insignia from the firm of Godet for presentation to German subjects during his visit and a number of awards were made. Official ‘Permission to Wear’ was not, however, sanctioned by Berlin.
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*China, Order of the Double Dragon, type 2, Third Class, First Grade neck badge, in silver and enamels, with blue central stone and smooth upper coral, with gilt ribbon suspension, width 80mm, in brown lacquer case of issue, with gilt seal marks on lid and with original blue and yellow neck ribbon, a few chips to lacquer of box, otherwise extremely fine and rare with case
*China, Order of the Double Dragon, type 2, Third Class Third Grade neck badge, in silver and enamels, with blue central stone and smooth upper coral, with gilt ribbon suspension, width 75.5mm, in black lacquer case of issue, with gilt seal marks on lid and with original blue and yellow neck ribbon, a few minor marks to case, otherwise virtually as issued, rare thus. Provenance: By descent from R. T. TURLEY, who was a missionary, member of the Royal Geographical Society and contributor of several articles and maps related to Manchuria; he also became a local correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and other newspapers. This award is reported to have been made in recognition of Turley’s foundation of a school for blind children in Mukden, Manchuria.
Solitaire diamond ring set with circular brilliant cut diamond of appx 4 carats with further baton cut diamonds to the shoulders in a platinum setting. Ring size appx L Stone is of good colour but is included. There are three carbon inclusion visible to naked eye when looking into the stone directly from above. Under a Zeiss 40 mag lens - further translucent inclusions. Good fire. 1 cm diameter.
A FINELY CARVED CHINESE GAOSHAN STONE SEAL, with a boy and peach design, the imprint reading ‘The Pure Air Must Be Returned to the Brush as it Writes’ from a late Tang poem by Fang Gan, the side inscribed with a signature possibly by Wu Zi, 3.1in high; together with a small pair of Daoist carved horn seals, 1.8in & 1.6in high. (3)
A GOOD 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED JADEITE MODEL OF A PHOENIX, together with a fitted wood stand, the phoenix standing on rockwork and holding a fruiting stem in its beak, the stone of predominantly celadon tone with apple-green inclusions, 6in high overall on stand, the jade itself 5in high & 3.6in wide at widest point.
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