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A pair of famille rose armorial dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
697 - 872 EUR
730 - 912 USD
Hammer price
8 500 SEK
Purchasing info
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Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A pair of famille rose armorial dishes, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

Octagonal shape, painted in the center with the arms of Ludlow, flanked by the initials J.L. and inscribed with the motto FIDE ET AMORE. Lenght 40,5 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

From the Collection of Paul Butler (1892-1981), Chicago Illonois, thence by descent. Paul Butlers family fortune came from papermaking, that dated back to the colonial era. He was an accomplished horseman, poloplayer and photographer, and served during WW1 with the American expeditionary forces as a cavalry officer and reconnaissance photographer. After the war he returned to the family business and served as President of Butler Paper Company, from 1930 to 1965, but soon noticed a business opportunity in private aircrafts. The business expanded after WW2, and soon Butler Aviation opened facilities In Chicago, La Guarida, Palm Beach etc.

Exhibitions

Compare a dish from this service sold at Sothebys, New York, 18/1 2019. A Collecting Legacy: Property from the Collection of Nelson & Happy Rockefeller, lot no 318.