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A CHINESE SOUP PLATE, amorial procelain. Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

A CHINESE SOUP PLATE, amorial procelain. Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

Famille rose with the coat of arms of the Grill family. Diameter 23 cm.

Cracked through.

Provenance

The service is most certainly made for Claes Grill (b19/4 1705 – 6/11 1767). He followed his father Abraham Grills footsteps and started at an early age to work for the in the family business. Claes father passed away in 1725, whereupon he and his uncle Carolos took over the firm. Carolos & Claes Grill soon became Sweden’s leading merchant house. Their trade involved, shipping, East-India trade, co-owner of sail and linen manufactory, glassworks, shipyards, a bank and they owned a line of mines and estates. The family was one of the first in investing in the new venture The Swedish East-India Company, and Claes became one of its directors in 1753. Claes married his cousin in 1737, Carolos daughter, the reputed beauty Anna Johanna.

More information

This item should be collected at Iso Roobertinkatu 12 after the auction has ended.

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Current bid
770
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803
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Estimate
1 500 - 2 000 EUR
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Bid history (5 bids)
4
Dec 15, 2016 11:21 AM
770 EUR
2
Dec 15, 2016 9:22 AM
750 EUR
3
Dec 13, 2016 12:15 PM
700 EUR
2
Dec 10, 2016 12:51 AM
300 EUR
1
Dec 7, 2016 5:00 PM
50 EUR
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