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A Royal Copenhagen allegorical figure of Africa, Denmark, late 19th Century.

Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 070 - 1 340 EUR
1 100 - 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 Royal Copenhagen allegorical figure of Africa, Denmark, late 19th Century.

After a Meissen model. Africa depicted as a woman with an elephant hat seated beside a lion with a serpant in her hand. Height 30 cm. Lenght 25 cm.

Repair to elephant trunk, not first quality.

Provenance

From the Collection of Hilma Carlsson (1851-1934), purchased at the estate sale after her in Gothenburg, 18-20 March, 1935, lot no 388. Thence by descent.

Literature

Catalogue over Mrs Hilma Carlson, born Weijdiling, Vasagatan 9, Gothenburg. Antiques, paintings, carpets, decorative objects and furniture, Gothenburg 1935. Depicted on pl 5.

More information

Hilma Carlson (born Weidling) was the widow of the merchant and ship-owner August Carlson (1834-1908) a prominent person of Gothenburg in those days and one of the leaders in the development of the Säröregion.