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A parcel-gilt bronze figure of a guardian, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 780 - 2 670 EUR
1 820 - 2 720 USD
Hammer price
34 000 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 parcel-gilt bronze figure of a guardian, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

The guardian deity cast standing with feet astride, clad in a suit of armour and with boots, with a raised right hand, the left hand holding a rope. By his left feet a mythical creature. Height 29.5 cm.

Wear. Damage to stola band.

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.