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A large lacquered box with cover, Qing dynasty, med Qianlongs märke.

Estimate
50 000 - 75 000 SEK
4 410 - 6 620 EUR
4 600 - 6 910 USD
Hammer price
55 000 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 large lacquered box with cover, Qing dynasty, med Qianlongs märke.

The top of the cover with a circular panel is deeply carved on wan-diaper ground enclosing some scholars with attendants. The rounded sides of the box and cover are carved with panels of flowers, divided by lotus scrolls. The base is lacquered black, incised to the centre with a Qianlong reign markDiameter 32 cm.

Chips to rim, crazing from dryness of material.

Provenance

Folke Isacson (1898–1975), founder of a Gothenburg printing house, played a major role in the Gothenburg art scene in the 1930s and thereafter, partly as a patron and partly as chair of the Gothenburg Art Society, deputy chair of the Gothenburg Museum Board and a member of the board of the art school Valands Konstskola, the Museum of Art’s Purchasing Committee and Friends of the Museum of Art. Together with his wife Sigrid (1900–1987) he created a fantastic collection of important Swedish and international artists as well as Asian Art.