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A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
760 - 950 EUR
798 - 998 USD
Hammer price
7 000 SEK
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A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770
Decorated with a Alstroemeria flower. Diameter 23,2 cm.
Provenance
Made for Claes Alströmer (1736-94), son of the famous Jonas Alströmer. Claes Alströmer was a disciple of the famous Swedish Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl von Linné. He a brought back the flower with him from Cadiz, Spain. Linné named the flower after the donor and Alströmer decided to order a dinner service with his flower, just like Carl von Linné did for himself.
Literature
Wirgin, Jan; Från Kina till Europa, planch 239, page 224.