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A set of six blue and white bowls depicting the eight immortals crossing the sea, late Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark.

Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 320 - 1 770 EUR
1 380 - 1 840 USD
Hammer price
30 000 SEK
Purchasing info
A set of six blue and white bowls depicting the eight immortals crossing the sea, late Qing dynasty with Qianlong mark.

Diameter ca 14,5 cm, height 6,2-6,4 cm.

Insignificant firing defects.

Saleroom notice

Wrong mark depicted in the printed catalogue. The mark is a Qianlong seal mark.

Provenance

From the Collection of Wilhelm Montelius (1852-1918), thence by descent. The Montelius family had a long family tradition of being lawyers, Wilhelm however became the Director of Swedish Telephone company Ericsson from 1901 -1916, and his brother Oscar Montelius (1843-1921) became archaeologist and member of the Swedish National Heritage Board. Wilhelms passion for collecting oriental ceramics and works of art was aided by Ericssons business in China at the time. Before World War One he managed to send out his staff to acquire several important pieces.