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A dragon box with cover, circa 1900, with Wanli six characters mark.

Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 780 - 2 660 EUR
1 870 - 2 810 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Björn Extergren
Stockholm
Björn Extergren
Head of Consignment and Sales Department, Fine Art. Specialist Antique Furniture, Decorative Arts and Asian Ceramics
+46 (0)706 40 28 61
A dragon box with cover, circa 1900, with Wanli six characters mark.

Diameter 21 cm. Wanlis six characters in underglaze blue.

Spots due to firing.

Provenance

The Wilhelm Montelius Collection, thence by decent.
The Montelius family had a long family tradition of being lawyers, Wilhelm (1852-1918), 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.