Lot 146

TWO CHINESE SILVER MEDALS
DATED 1894 AND 1900




Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
銀質 1849年「香港鼠疫勳章」 、1900年「中國戰爭獎章」(共兩枚)
one Hong Kong Plague Medal, awarded to Sir James Stewart Lockhart by the Hong Kong Community for his services during the plague epidemic, by Boucher and Wyon, English, dated 1894; and one China War Medal 1900, with clasp ‘Relief of Pekin’, the side with ‘346, Pte King Yung Ching, 1st Chinese Regiment’, both with coloured silk ribbons (2)
Dimensions
plague medal: 3.6cm diameter, 29g; war medal: 3.8cm diameter, 43g
Provenance
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937);
Gifted to his daughter, Mary Stewart Lockhart (1894-1985);
Presented by the above to George Watson’s College, Edinburgh in 1967;
Lent to the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh (2003-2025).
Footnote
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣



