Chinese School, 19th Century Three Portraits of Ships in Chinese Coastal Waters.

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Chinese School, 19th Century

Three Portraits of Ships in Chinese Coastal Waters. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 in., in period painted molded wood frames. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch primarily to background.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

All three paintings are relined, they all have some degree of stable craquelure, all the frames have been repainted and the liners have been painted with gold-colored paint.
1. ship w/sails furled, flying British flags heading left- Retouch to u.l. and u.r. corner, triangular sky area on center mast (shows darker in color),and a line along side of the lower center mast, few areas on right edge, and a few minor spots along left side. Joinery is loose on the mitered lower rt. and left corners.
2. ship with sails unfurled heading left- sparsely scattered small spots of retouch to sky at u.l., u.c., and u.r.; another liner was added to the frame.
3. ship with sails unfurled heading right- scattered retouch to sky at u.l. corner, sky around the very top of front and center masts, 1 1/4 x 1/3 in area on bow of ship, 1 1/2 x 1 in. area in sky above the jibs at the front of the vessel.


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