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A Chinese hardwood altar table, Qing dynasty, late 19th Century.

Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
894 - 1 340 EUR
907 - 1 360 USD
Hammer price
20 000 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 hardwood altar table, Qing dynasty, late 19th Century.

The rectangular top with inset 'floating' panel, the roll-over ends with inset carved panel of stylised lotus and, the apron carved and pierced with confronting stylized dragons flanking a flaming pearl, all raised on indented rectangular section supports with side stretchers, the feet with carved scroll. Height 83.5 cm. Depth 40 cm. Width 118 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

From the Collection of Heidi Boyce Broström (1943-2022) and Dan Axel Broström (1915-1976).

Dan Axel Broström was the third-generation ship-owner in the prestigious Broström Company group. When he took over the firm in 1949 they had 18 000 employees.
The Canadian model and geologist Heidi was Dan-Axel Broströms third wife, the couple lived at the fashionable Särö, a few miles south of Gothenburg.