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A Chinese hanging lantern, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 770 - 2 650 EUR
1 810 - 2 720 USD
Hammer price
30 000 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 hanging lantern, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Lotus shaped porcelain shades decorated with blue and white lotus and flowers. Centerpiece with candleholder holding a red lacquer candle with five clawed dragons amidst clouds. Electrified. Finished with red tassle. The diameter of the shades 30-35,5 cm. Height hanging 110 cm.

Top shade restored. Restored crack to lower shade.

Provenance

From the Collection of Ebba-Stina Kiku Gadelius (1916-2022), thence by descent.
The foundation of the collection was laid by her father Knut Gadelius (1864-1932), who founded the Gadelius company.
Ebba was the third child of Knut Gadelius, she was born in Tokyo and grew up in Japan. She herself had a career as an artist and textile designer both in the USA and France and her design and art was strongly influcenced by her early years in Japan. The black and white image shows her (girl in white coat to the left) and her siblings and nannys on a trip to the Big Buddha.