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