Claes Grill
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Claes Grill was a Swedish merchant, factory owner and ship-owner. He was director of the Grill Trading House, one of the leading companies in the East India trade through the Swedish East India Compan
Claes Grill is always depicted with his left profile. The other side of his face was scarred and he was one-eyed.
The Grill House at Stortorget, Stockholm
Svindersvik, interior
Svindersvik
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Svindersvik is a well-preserved 18th century country residence in Nacka Municipality, Sweden. Svindersvik lies just outside the city limits of Stockholm. It was built in the 1740s for Claes Grill, and
Claes Grill
…until 1764, when he bought the Torstensonska Palace (now known as the Arvfurstens palats) at Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm. The summers were spent at Svindersvik, a country residence outside Stockholm, built by Grill in the early 1740s. Grill was an art collector and his houses were decorated with Chinese objects…
Svindersvik, the main building
The dining room
The antechamber
The antechamber, detail with Chinese wallpaper