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A pair of rare neo-classical enamelled 'Chinese Export' vases with covers, Qing dynasty, Qianlong, circa 1790.

Estimate
40 000 - 60 000 SEK
3 570 - 5 350 EUR
3 640 - 5 460 USD
Hammer price
40 000 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 pair of rare neo-classical enamelled 'Chinese Export' vases with covers, Qing dynasty, Qianlong, circa 1790.

After a faience model by Marieberg. Decorated in green enamel and gold, the medallions in grisalle with landscape motif. Height approx 42 cm.

Chips.

Provenance

From the collection of Inga Kempe (niece to Dr Carl Kempe), thence by descent.

Exhibitions

Compare with a pair sold at Sothebys, Important Americana
23 January 2015 • New York, lot 894.

Compare with a blue and white pair in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Credit Line: Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951
Accession Number: 51.86.38a, b, .39a, b.

More information

The image is from a Magazine Jounal in 1971, depicting Inga Kempes apartment at Strandvägen, Stockholm.