PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JHR. IR. G.C. (GIJS) SIX VAN WIMMENUM (1892-1975)
A POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED 'SWATOW' DISH, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
January 21, 06:17 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JHR. IR. G.C. (GIJS) SIX VAN WIMMENUM (1892-1975)
A POLYCHROME-ENAMELLED 'SWATOW' DISH
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
painted to the interior in green, black and red enamels with a medallion enclosing a crab, shrimps, fish, and blossoming branches
Diameter 38.8 cm, 15¼ in.
S.C. Bosch Reitz (1860-1938);
By descent to his godson and nephew Jhr. ir. G.C. (Gijs) Six van Wimmenum (1892 – 1975);
Thence by descent
Oosterse Schatten, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1954, cat. no. 267.