1636
179914
A famille rose armorial chesnut basket for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
356 - 534 EUR
363 - 544 USD
Hammer price
4 000 SEK
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A famille rose armorial chesnut basket for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
Length 24,2 cm.
Handles missing, restored.
Provenance
Made for Claes Alströmer (1736-94), son of the famous Jonas Alströmer. Claes Alströmer was a disciple of Carl von Linné, and brought back the flower with him from Cadiz. Linné named the flower after the donor and Alströmer decided to order a dinner service with his flower.
Literature
Wirgin, Jan; Från Kina till Europa, poster 239, page 224.