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A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.

Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
570 - 760 EUR
599 - 798 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Björn Extergren
Stockholm
Björn Extergren
Head of Consignment and Sales Department, Fine Art. Specialist Antique Furniture, Decorative Arts and Asian Ceramics
+46 (0)706 40 28 61
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.

Repairs.

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.