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A large slip decorated flower pot, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 070 - 1 340 EUR
1 090 - 1 370 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
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 large slip decorated flower pot, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Decorated in white against blue slip decoration after a ming model. Diameter 34 cm. Height 22 cm.

Chips, wear. Surface dirt. Repair to rim.

Provenance

Purchased at auction from the Collection of Jan Wirgin. Professor Jan Wirgin, f.d. chef för Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm. (Director emeritus of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm.)

Literature

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