A pair of famille rose 'ladies and boys' vases with covers, late Qing dynasty.

Of baluster shape, decorated with two elegant ladies of the court surrounded by boys, antiques and flowers. Height 41 cm. Height including wooden stand 46 cm. Height with mount as a lamp and wooden stand 54 cm.

One with a crack.

Provenance

From the Collection of Heidi Boyce Broström (1943-2022) and Dan Axel Broström (1915-1976).

Dan Axel Broström was the third-generation ship-owner in the prestigious Broström Company group. When he took over the firm in 1949 they had 18 000 employees.
The Canadian model and geologist Heidi was Dan-Axel Broströms third wife, the couple lived at the fashionable Särö, a few miles south of Gothenburg.

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