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A hardwood garden seat/stand, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).

Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
532 - 710 EUR
561 - 748 USD
Hammer price
7 500 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A hardwood garden seat/stand, Qing dynasty (1644-1912).

Richly sculptured on five interlinked legs. Height 36,4 cm.

Slightly faded, cracks due to dryness. Glued.

Provenance

From the Collection of Ove Christian Lunn, Danish Diplomat and Consul General for Denmark in Shanghai 1928-1935. Ove Christian had an exciting diplomatic career and was posted 1910-18 in Oslo, 1918-24 in San Francisco, 1924-28 Melbourne and then finally Shanghai 1928-35. Unfortunately he died of pneumonia one week after returning to Copenhagen in 1935. His wife, Ruth moved in to a house in Vedbaek, where the objects have been ever since.