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A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
887 - 1 330 EUR
926 - 1 390 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A masonic cider jug, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).

The cylindrical body with a strap handle, decorated with a Swedish East India Man, monogram, masonic insturments and a motto. Height 15 cm.

Crack by lower part of handle. Wear.

Provenance

There are several know examples of Masonic export porcelain made for captains and investors of the Swedish East India Company. See for example puch bowls depicted in an article of Frimuraren, nr 1, 2015, sid 54.

Literature

Compare another masonic cider mug at: Howard & Ayers, China for the West- Chinese Porcelain & other Decorative Arts from the Mottahedeh Collection, Vol. 1 (London and New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978), 321.