An armorial part dinner service, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-1820). (17 pieces)
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Comprising 10 dinner plates, diameter 24 cm, 1 oval dish, length 23,5 cm, 5 custard cups with covers, one vegetable tureen base, lenght 28,5 cm. Decorated with a blue line around the edges, the name Gullbringa, a trident and a Hermes staff as well as barley. All symbols of the trade of the family.
Damages.
Provenance
The Service was made for Gullbringa Manor house, Bohuslän. Presumably ordered by the merchant Samuel Schutz (f. 21/9 1736 – d.24/4 1805), son of mayor, merchant and director of the Swedish East India Company Jacob Schutz. Samuel Schutz was the owner of Gullbringa Manor House during 1772-1798, but the service could also be ordered by or through his son-in-law Captain Hans Henrik Claesson (f. 1751 – d. 1805, owner of Gullbringa Manor house 1798-1805. Who frequently sailed to Kanton as a Captain for the Swedish East India Company.
More information
Pieces of the service are in the Göteborgs Historiska Museum.