十两金条。1750年代。中心戳记"元记"，两侧戳记"宝"。1752年，荷兰商船"盖尔德马尔森号" (Geldermalsen) 在广州十三行满载货物回国，在南中国海触礁沉没，80位船员葬身大海，只有32人获救。这次海难使荷兰东印度公司损失了价值80万荷兰盾的船货。根据海牙国家档案馆保存的该商船的清单，船上货物包括：147块金条或元宝，数十万件中国瓷器，茶叶、纺织品、漆器、苏木、沉香木等不计其数。 1986年，英国潜水员发现了这艘沉船，船货于同年在荷兰阿姆斯特丹佳士得 (Christies) 拍卖。此拍片未配有佳士得标签或木盒。EXTREMELY FINE.Purportedly Ex: Nanking Cargo Auction as sold by Christies Amsterdam, April 28 to May 2, 1986, Lot #1879.CHINA. 10 Tael Gold Ingot, ND (ca. 1750).365.60 gms. "Yuan Ji" (private bank name) at center, "Treasure" at either end, bottom stamped twice. Linked to the "Nanking Wreck". The Dutch merchant ship VOC Retouschip Geldermalsen - built in 1742 - foundered on a coral reef in the South China Sea in 1752, killing 80 of the crew with only 32 surviving. A total of over 800 thousand Gulden in commodities was lost; 147 10 Tael gold bars, over 100,000 pieces of Chinese blue and white porcelain as well as tea, spices, textiles, lacquer wares and other trade goods. The wreck was recovered in 1986 by English divers and auctioned later that year by Christies Amsterdam. No box or lot tag accompany this piece.
