11-01-200311-01-2003
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2241Boston
November 1, 2003 11:00 AMCalender
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Chinese School, 19th Century View of Whampoa Anchorage.

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$9,988$8,500
Auction: Sale #2241 - 2241Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2003 11:00AM

Description:

Chinese School, 19th Century

View of Whampoa Anchorage. Unsigned, penciled inscription on reverse stretcher reads"Whampoa, China, 10 miles below Canton where the foreign ships anchor and receive and de--- cargo 1850." Oil on canvas depicting ships with their masts lowered as they wait to take on cargo, 18 x 23 1/2 in., in a period carved foliate, brown lacquered frame with gilt inner edge. Condition: Lined, craquelure, paint loss with associated tears, u.c., u.l.

Provenance: According to family tradition this painting descended through the family to the great grandchildren of a man who was a supercargo for Crocker and Sturgis of Boston.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Keywords

Chinese School, Anchorage, China