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A blue and white armorial dish, Qing dynasty, circa 1790.
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
358 - 537 EUR
366 - 549 USD
Hammer price
6 000 SEK
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A blue and white armorial dish, Qing dynasty, circa 1790.
Decorated in underglaze blue with the arms of Bruce of Kennet. Diameter 26 cm.
Provenance
The arms of Bruce of Kennet as borne today and quartered by the 'Lords of Balfour of Burleigh'.
From the Collection of Gustaf Wallenberg (1863-1939). The collection was acquired between 1906 and 1918 when Wallenberg was the Swedish Envoyé in Tokyo. From 1907 he was also accredited for Beijing. Thence by descent.
Literature
David Sanctuary Howard; Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol II. Page 569.
More information
The black and white images shows Gustaf Wallenberg as well as one of his residences with a photo of the interior at the residence. The one depicted is the one in Tokyo.