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A Swedish early 18th century silver dish, mark of Christian Henning, Stockholm 1713.
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 630 - 3 500 EUR
2 770 - 3 690 USD
Hammer price
28 000 SEK
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A Swedish early 18th century silver dish, mark of Christian Henning, Stockholm 1713.
With motif "Moses in the reeds". Length 49 cm, width 39 cm, weight 650 grams.
Splits.
Saleroom notice
The motif probably represents Moses in the reeds (Exodus chapter 2), not as previously stated The Holy Family.
Provenance
Falk Simon collection no 106.
Property from a Distinguished Swedish Private Collection.
Literature
Ed. Allan Rosval, "Svenska hem i ord och bilder", 1929, ill. at p.115 and described pp. 126-127.
Gustaf Munthe, "Falk Simon's silver collection", 1938, cat.no. 40, ill. Pl. 64 and described p. 92.
Svenskt Silversmide, Volume II (1700-1780), 1941-45, ill. cat no. 43 and 44, described p. 37-38.
More information
We would like to thank Sven-Göran Johansson for a new assessment of the motif.