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Lot 333
Two 'gu'-shaped bronze vases and a Jue
Estimated Value:
600 € - 1.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, 18th/19th centuriesvon H. 12 bis 27,5 cm
From the private collection of Karl Hugo Schmidt, who worked as a merchant for Carlowitz & Co. in Kiautschou (Tsingtau, now Qingdao), China, from around 1898 to around 1918. Schmidt was also involved in the construction of the Shandong Railway. During the siege of Tsingtau in the autumn of 1914, the family fled to Shanghai and returned to Europe around 1918 - Signs of age, very minor damage
