A French Empire cup by Darte Freres a Paris, with a portrait of the Swedish King Carl XIV Johan.
Tietoa ostamisesta
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
A center medallion with the portrait in grisaille, on each side of the handle a cartouch of weaponry. Richly gilded, the plate with a wreath of oak leafs. Height of cup 11 cm. Diameter of stand 16.5 cm.
Wear. The dish with a regilded chip to reverse of rim.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
From the Collection of Jägmästare Nils and Inga-Lill Hultmark, Torps Egendom, Västergötland.
Nils Hultmark was the son of Jägmästare David Hultmark, brother of Emil and Richard Hultmark, who also collected Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, all members of ‘Kinaklubben’ the China Club in Stockholm in the 1920’s together with Carl Kempe (1884-1967), Ivan Traugott (1871-1952), and the Crown Prince Gustav Adolf. The brothers are well known art collectors in Sweden and built their collections in the golden age of European collection. Nils and Inga-Lill also had a great interest in collecting art and were frequent visitors at the auction and gallery viewings in Stockholm adding well-chosen items to the inherited collection.
Purchased at Bukowskis, 2002, Auction 0526, lot no 1455.