Item number: G15

Year: AD 1900-1960

Material: 18ct Gold

Size: 28.8 x 10.3 x 0.7 mm

Weight: 2.3 g

Provenance: Topsham Quay Antiques Centre 2020

This is a gold brooch likely dating to the first half of the 20th century, potentially imported from China or Hong Kong, which was then a British colony, to the United Kingdom. The brooch features two circular elements flanking a central heart-shaped motif. From left to right, the design includes Chinese characters with auspicious meanings: “貴” (wealth and nobility), “財” (abbreviation for wealth), and “丁” (symbolising prosperity in descendants).

On the reverse side of the heart-shaped motif, the upper right corner features an English hallmark, “KHD”, while the lower right corner displays vertically inscribed Chinese characters, “扶造” (indicating the maker). In the lower left corner, the number “18” signifies that the brooch is made of 18-carat gold.

物件編號: G15

年代: 公元 1900-1960 年

材質: 18ct 金

尺寸: 28.8 x 10.3 x 0.7 mm

重量: 2.3 g

來源: 托普瑟姆碼頭古董中心 2020

這是一枚公元20世紀上半葉，可能是從中國或彼時仍是英國殖民地的香港進口至英國的黃金胸針。這一枚胸針由兩個圓形和中間的愛心組成，從左至右分別有寓意富貴的漢字「貴」，財富的簡稱「財」以及祝福人丁興旺的「丁」字。

而在愛心的背面，右上角有英文商標戳記「KHD」，右下角是垂直書寫的漢字戳記「扶造」，左下角的數字「18」則代表胸針的含金量為18克拉。