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A pair of five clawed dragon dishes, Qing dynasty, Guangxus six character mark and period (1875-1908).
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
707 - 883 EUR
729 - 911 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
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A pair of five clawed dragon dishes, Qing dynasty, Guangxus six character mark and period (1875-1908).
Decorated with five clawed dragons in iron red. Diameter 17 cm.
Fritting to rim.
Provenance
From the Collection of Ove Christian Lunn, Danish Diplomat and Consul General for Denmark in Shanghai 1928-1935. Ove Christian had an exciting diplomatic career and was posted 1910-18 in Oslo, 1918-24 in San Francisco, 1924-28 Melbourne and then finally Shanghai 1928-35. Unfortunately he died of pneumonia one week after returning to Copenhagen in 1935. His wife, Ruth moved in to a house in Vedbaek, where the objects have been ever since.