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A porcelain snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, Guangxu six-character red mark and of the period (1875-1908).
Hammer price
24 000SEK
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK

The bottle of slightly tapered form, decorated in bright enamels with five cockerels in various attitudes. Height 6,1 cm.

Provenance

From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur, Stockholm. The collector operated within the field of oriental works of art. Due to his knowledge and sense of quality he was of great help to many of the members in Kinaklubben (The China Club), with members such as the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav Adolf (King Gustav VI Adolf), Emil Hultmark and Carl Kempe.

Literature

Compare with one almost identical dated to Daoguang/Xianfeng (1821-1861), sold at Sotheby's, New York, March 17, 1997, Lot 390.

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