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A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770

A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770.
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
697 - 872 EUR
730 - 912 USD
Hammer price
7 000 SEK
Purchasing info
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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
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A pair of famille rose armorial dishes for Claes Alströmer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95), ca 1770

Decorated with a Alstroemeria flower. Diameter 23,2 cm.

Provenance

Made for Claes Alströmer (1736-94), son of the famous Jonas Alströmer. Claes Alströmer was a disciple of the famous Swedish Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl von Linné. He a brought back the flower with him from Cadiz, Spain. Linné named the flower after the donor and Alströmer decided to order a dinner service with his flower, just like Carl von Linné did for himself.

Literature

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