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A pair of large buddhist lions, early 20th Century.

Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 140 - 1 430 EUR
1 200 - 1 500 USD
Hammer price
10 000 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 pair of large buddhist lions, early 20th Century.

Modelled seated on raised plints with the paw on a brocade ball and a cub. Glazed in green, yellow, white and brown. Made in two pieces. Measurment 118x46x55 cm.

Chips, crazing to glaze.

Provenance

Purchased from the Collection of Elis Eklöw. Elis Eklöw worked for the familys import house August Eklöw (founded by his father in 1898). The company became focused on import from Asia after Elis Eköws first trip to China and Japan in 1922.