Property from the Collection of Richard Kent
The German Imperial Navy: A Chinese Export Silver-Mounted Glass Claret Jug, Leun-Wo, Shanghai, Dated 1908
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October 18, 08:25 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
The German Imperial Navy: A Chinese Export Silver-Mounted Glass Claret Jug, Leun-Wo, Shanghai, Dated 1908
the tapering body star-cut at the base, overlaid with pierced silver sleeve of blowsy chrysanthemums and foliage with engraved details, plain silver neck engraved with German presentation inscription, urn finial and pseudo-branch handle, marked under cover
Height 10 1/2 in.
26.6 cm
The inscription reads, "Zum 5 XI 1908 das Offizierkorps des III Seebatallions"
The "seebatallions" were naval infantry for the German Crown. After the 1897 taking of Kiautschou in China by the German Navy’s East Asia Cruiser Division, marines were taken from the first and second Seebatallions to form the new third Seebatallion. This new troupe arrived at Tsingtao, on the coast of the Yellow Sea, on 26 January 1898. They were to man the German Imperial Navy's East Asian Station, and were the only all-German unit with permanent deployment in an overseas protectorate.
Please note there is a punch bowl in the sale by the same maker, see lot 360.
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