Classic Design: Furniture, Clocks, Silver & Ceramics
Classic Design: Furniture, Clocks, Silver & Ceramics
Anglo-Chinese School, circa 1800
A pair of paintings depicting Chinamen in snowy landscapes
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Lot closes
November 12, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Current Bid
200 GBP
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Description
Anglo-Chinese School, circa 1800
A pair of paintings depicting Chinamen in snowy landscapes
a pair, both oil on canvas
each unframed: 66.6 x 96 cm.; 26¼ x 37¾ in.
each framed: 75.8 x 105.7 cm.; 29⅞ x 41⅝ in.
(2)
With Akko Van Acker, Paris;
Where acquired by the uncle and aunt of the present owner, April 1996, for 300,000 French francs;
Thence by descent.
A comparable painting, that appears to have been executed by the same hand, sold at Bonhams London earlier this year for £25,600.1
1 Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Lady of Title'), London, Bonhams, 16 May 2024, lot 157, for £25,600: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29423/lot/157/anglo-chinese-school-circa-1800-a-winter-hunting-party/.
