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Auction: 11007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 80

The Chinese Order of the Double Dragon Bestowed Upon Mr. W. Cartwright, Commissioner of Customs, Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service China, Empire, Order of the Double Dragon, 1st type, Third Class, First Grade neck Badge, 90mm x 84mm, gold and enamel, sapphire at centre, maker´s mark on reverse, minor enamel damage to suspension, good very fine, rare, with two embroided silk neck cravats in excellent condition, and the following related documents &c.: - Bestowal document, named (in Chinese) to Mr. Cartwright, Commissioner of Customs, by decree number 282, and granted the 11th Day of the 5th Month in the 20th Year of the Guangxu period [1895], contained in a wooden box inscribed ´W. Cartwright Esqr.´, together with a translation - Copies of various letters and papers relating to the recipient´s career, including his last Will and Testament; and a photographic image of the recipient Estimate £ 10,000-12,000 Provenance: Spink, 28.3.1995

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