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A massive blanc de chine basin, Qing dynasty, 18th Century. With a 滄亭清玩 'cang ting qing wan' mark

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125 000 - 150 000 SEK
10 900 - 13 100 EUR
11 400 - 13 700 USD
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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 massive blanc de chine basin, Qing dynasty, 18th Century. With a 滄亭清玩 'cang ting qing wan' mark

The four character mark can be translated as ‘the pure trinket of the Cang Pavilion’. Archaistic decoration in relief. Diameter 63.5 cm. Height 49 cm.

Repaired with staples.

Provenance

From the Alströmer family Collection at Östad Säteri, Västergötland, Sweden, thence by descent.

From the Collection of Patrick Alströmer (1733-1804). The massive piece can be traced back to the estate inventory of Patrick Alströmer. Mr Alströmer was a Swedish noble man and famous industrialist of the 18th Century. The family had business in Alsingsås, and in Russia. His brother Claes Alströmer was a merchant in Gothenburg and a well known bothanist as well as married to Niclas Sahlgrens daugher. Patrick held a number of offices such as kommersråd 1770, landshövding 1774. Director of the Swedish East India Company 1777. He and his brother were introduced in 1778. He founded the Muscical Academy and was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His brother Claes Alströmer worked with Carl von Linne and sailed on the east -india men to gather information on plants. Claes was also married to Niclas Sahlgrens daughter.

Literature

Depicted online is the inventory of the Estate of Mr Patrik Alströmer, dated 1804. Then listed as in good condition. In the inventory in 1892, after Jonas Alströmer (1807-1891) it is listed again.