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Very rare panoramic view of Hong Kong made out of cork, dated 1931.

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Stock Number: 4727

Very rare panoramic view of Hong Kong made out of cork with the following dedication:

“To S. Gaek, Esq.

Manager. Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Ltd,

from Local and Chinese staffs, Hong Kong branch,

on the occasion of his retirement, 19th December 1931.”

Framed and glazed, 124x43 cm overall. 8-15073

Literature: A Tale of Three Cities, by D.S. Howard, 1997 London, cat. 48, p. 52 for a view from the lake of the rebuilt Summer Palace made in cork and boxwood dated c. 1895.

非常罕見的軟木質香港全景圖,含以下獻詞:

“東方聯通電報有限公司香港分部全體同仁致經理S. Gaek先生的退休禮物,1931年12月19日.” 。

施釉并裝裱,總尺寸124x34釐米。

參考文獻:《三城記》,作者D.S. Howard,1997年倫敦出版,見第52頁,編號48,約1895年,用軟 木和黃楊木製成的重建后的頤和園景色。