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A pair 'European Subject' tea caddies and a dish, Qing dynasty, early 18th Century.

Estimate
50 000 - 60 000 SEK
4 700 - 5 640 EUR
5 070 - 6 080 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A pair 'European Subject' tea caddies and a dish, Qing dynasty, early 18th Century.

Height 10,6 cm. Diameter of dish 19 cm.

Fritting to rim, the dish with rimcracks, restored chip. (3)

Provenance

With a scene known as 'Governor Duff and his Wife', showing the couple strolling in a fenced Chinese garden, their small hound at their side, contained within an elaborate border of under-glaze blue lappets issuing floral sprigs and alternating with gilt and iron-red still-lifes of antiques and auspicious objects.
Some also claims that the scene depicts Louis XIV and one of his mistresses.
Governor Duff is referring to the Dutch Governor-General Diederik Durven who held office from 1729-32. The scene is likely based on a print or a drawing.