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760(1030398)
A Canton figure of an elephant, late Qing dynasty, circa 1900.
Hammer price
6 000SEK
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK

Standing elephant with a candle holder on its back. Height 14,8 cm. Lenght 15 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

From the collection of the Danish ophthalmologist Henry Fabricius Jensen (1896-1984). Henry was sent as a representative for FN to assist with creating good hosptials in China. He came to live there 1946-48. On the side of his work as a doctor, he was also a painter and sculptor. Thence by descent.

More information

See similar at The Metropolitan Museum, NYC, accession nr 1971.180.119

For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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