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A bronze box with cover, Late Qing dynasty.

Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
950 - 1 430 EUR
998 - 1 500 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
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 bronze box with cover, Late Qing dynasty.

Archaistic shape, the cover with inscription: This vessel was made by Zhaoqing County government following the imperial order, for the Temple of Literature (wenmiao), in January, 12th year of the Tongzhi Reign. Length 32 cm, height 21 cm.

Wear, tarnished, repair.

Provenance

From the Collection of Henning M Andersson, who lived in China and worked for the Customs in the early 1900. He later moved back to Sweden and came to live in Udevalla.