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720(1098461)
A ceremonial necklace, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Hammer price
12 000SEK
Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK

Sculptured nuts, nephrite with blue glass pendants. Length 106 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

Purschased by Ruth Nathorst in China in the 1920's. Ruth Gabriella Nathorst (1883-1961), studied to be a teacher and then teology at Uppsala University. She was sent to China in 1918 as a missionary, where she came to live until 1944. She worked as a teacher in various schools and wrote several books about China, Such as 'Kinas kvinna i forntid and nutid' (1924) and 'Sun Yat Sen, det nya Kinas frihetskämpe '(1933). Thence by descent.

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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