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A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt cream-jug, mark of Pehr Zethelius, Stockholm 1775.

Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
893 - 1 340 EUR
906 - 1 360 USD
Hammer price
7 500 SEK
Purchasing info
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Lisa Gartz
Stockholm
Lisa Gartz
Head Specialist Silver
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A Swedish 18th century parcel-gilt cream-jug, mark of Pehr Zethelius, Stockholm 1775.

Gilded inside. Oval on curved leaf feet. The body chased and chiselled with a rocaille border. Contoured rim. Curved handle with pierced thumb grip in the form of rocaille with flowers. Height (including handle) 13 cm. Length 18 cm. Weight 248 g.

Provenance

Bukowskis auction no 316, 1939, catalogue no 289, ill. pl. no 22.

Literature

The Nordic Museum and Skansens yearbook, 1952, chapter written by Bengt Bengtsson, "Rationalisation among Craftsmen in the 18th Century," compare Pehr Zethelius's various models of cream-jugs at pp. 111-118.