Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
- Auction:
- 2482
- Lot:
- 130
- Sold for:
- $28,440$24,000
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Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.
Chinese School, 19th Century View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor.Tabs
About
- Auction:
- American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2482
- Location:
- Boston
- Date / Time :
- November 08, 2009 11:00AM
Description:
Chinese School, 19th Century
View of Hong Kong Island and Harbor. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1865, showing the fully developed city and bustling port with British, American, and Chinese vessels in the foreground, 18 x 31 1/2 in., housed in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Canvas applied to Masonite, craquelure.
Estimate $12,000-18,000
No inpainting noticed under black light, varnish yellowing. An inscription by restorer, (probably done sometime in the early 1970s), located on the reverse, states that an egg tempera mastic varnish was applied.
Keywords
Chinese School, Hong Kong Island, Oil painting, TemperaDepartments
Specialists
Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
Specialist, Historic Arms & Militaria
508-970-3200