Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 363

Chinese school c.1870-75

Estimate £40,000 - £60,000 | Hammer £120000

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Description

Chinese school c.1870-75, A View of the Shamien Island Settlement, oil on canvas, depicting many small ships and a paddle steamer, before the colonial buildings of Shamien Island, and the Christian church, 66.5cm x 143.5cm. Provenance: Leggatt Brothers, 30 St James's Street, London, 19th November 1962 for £650.