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1636(179914)
A famille rose armorial chesnut basket for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
Hammer price
4 000SEK
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK

Length 24,2 cm.

Handles missing, restored.

Provenance

Made for Claes Alströmer (1736-94), son of the famous Jonas Alströmer. Claes Alströmer was a disciple of Carl von Linné, and brought back the flower with him from Cadiz. Linné named the flower after the donor and Alströmer decided to order a dinner service with his flower.

Literature

Wirgin, Jan; Från Kina till Europa, poster 239, page 224.

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
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