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A Chinese Transitional jar with cover, 17th Century.

Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 780 - 2 220 EUR
1 820 - 2 270 USD
Hammer price
65 000 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 Chinese Transitional jar with cover, 17th Century.

Rounded sides, holes for handles by the shoulder, domed cover, decorated in the classic wucaicolours; green, red, yellow, black and underglaze blue depicting a scene from court life with a courtier and his attendants. Height 24 cm.

Cover with small chip. Firing flaws. Cover of the same period but is a bit loose.

Provenance

From the Collection of the film producer Ole Olsen (1863-1943). Thence by descent. Founder of Nordisk film, a company that soon became one of the leading companies in the world producing movies. In 1908 Nordisk film produced over 100 movies and in 1910 they had offices in Vienna, London, Paris, Berlin and New York. In 1924 he sold the company and spent the rest of his life building a great art collection.