AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND FAMILLE-ROSE 'JAPANESE-MARKET' BRUSHP...

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£800 - £1,200

AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND FAMILLE-ROSE 'JAPANESE-MARKET' BRUSHPOT
DAOGUANG FOUR CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
青花粉彩人物纹笔筒 清 道光年制
the exterior painted with panels of figures in garden settings beneath a key-fret band, the interior with interlinked tassels 
15cm high

PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Vilhelm Meyer (1878-1935) and thence by decent.

Vilhelm was born in Copenhagen and was the youngest son of eight children. After completing college, he soon became a salesman for the firm Moses & Son, where he travelled regularly to Denmark, and watched with fascination the Ships returning with exotic cargoes. In 1902 Vilhelm left the family firm of Moses & Co to join The Danish Asiatic Company with whom he travelled to China that same year. After six months he had to seek new employment and joined the Russo-Chinese bank.

In 1905 he set up the partnership of Andersen, Meyer & Co., Ltd, and would later become the sole owner of the firm in 1907. Vilhelm remained in China until his death in Shanghai in 1935.

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Good overall condition with age related wear. The lower part of the interior has calcium build up