Asian Art II - 28th July 2021
Lot 628
ANONYMOUS (LATE QING DYNASTY)
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £220
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Description
ANONYMOUS (LATE QING DYNASTY)
ANCESTOR PORTRAIT OF A MANCHU LADY
A Chinese painting, ink and colour on silk, framed and glazed, 105cm x 64cm.
Provenance: from the collection of the late Hubert René Joseph Georges Faure (1919-2020). Hubert Faure was the first husband of Elizabeth (Bessie) de Cuevas, who married when she was nineteen. Bessie was the daughter of Margaret Rockefeller, granddaughter of John D Rockefeller. A bronze bird entitled Poule Cayenne by François Pompon (1855-1933) from the same collection was sold at Christie's Paris on 14th April 2021, lot 184.