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A Chinese blue and white figure of an elephant/censer, Qing dynasty.
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
760 - 950 EUR
798 - 998 USD
Hammer price
14 000 SEK
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A Chinese blue and white figure of an elephant/censer, Qing dynasty.
Standing on four sturdy legs, trunk turned upwards. Decorated in underglaze blue. Height 19.5 cm. Wooden stand accompanies this lot.
Firingspots.
Provenance
Gustaf Wallenberg Collection, part III.
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.
Bukowskis sold a part of this collection at Bukowskis Sale 554 in 2009 and Bukowskis Sale 556, 2010.
Read more about him and his life in the article.