six-character mark and of the periodOf plain circular shape, decorated with three auspicious flower sprays around a copper red dragon roundel.24cm dia.
Part of a Herefordshire Country House EstateFootnote: Part of a Herefordshire Country House Estate. Believed acquired by Chief Engineer Herbert Harris, stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei dockyards in 1911, thence by descent to the vendor. Harris had seen previous service with HMS Inflexible with the Mediterranean Fleet, 1891, and HMS Terpsichore at the Cape of Good Hope, 1904.
