Sold for:
$23,500
$23,500
Chinese School, 19th Century View of the Factories at Canton. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 1826-32, depicting the factories, one flying the flag of the Netherlands (which was replaced by the French flag in 1832), another displaying the British flag, a pagoda is shown which was added to Chung Qua's factory sometime around 1826, 18 x 23 1/2 in., in a later gilt gesso frame. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch to background sky, minor craquelure. Literature: For a similar composition with many common elements see The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, by Carl L. Crossman, Antique Collectors' Club, Suffolk, England, 1991, p. 428, appendix E, item 11.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-02-20
