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A large jade and agathe inlayed wooden carparisoned sculpture of a horse, presumably Ming dynasty.

Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
7 110 - 8 890 EUR
7 340 - 9 170 USD
Hammer price
76 000 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 large jade and agathe inlayed wooden carparisoned sculpture of a horse, presumably Ming dynasty.

Height 189 cm. Lenght 200 cm.

Damages, repairs.

Provenance

The Paul R. Wedendal Collection.

Acquired by Dir. Hellberg of Menhammar Hall in Germany in the 1920's. Dir Hellberg was the owner of the Restaurant Bäckahästen, where the scuplture was placed for many years. Then sold at auction at Beijer Auktioner, Stockholm to the Mr Paul R. Wedendal.

More information

According to a written statement by Ph. Dr. Professor, Ex Director of the Museum of far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm, Bo Gyllensvärd, dated 12/2 1997, the horse is from the early part of the Ming Dynasty (15th/16th Century).