CHINESE SCHOOL, MID-19TH CENTURY | The Amalia Before Hong Kong

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

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Description

Chinese School, mid-19th century
The Amalia Before Hong Kong
tiled, inscribed and dated lower centre Amalia Cap. L. Ghigliazza Hong Kong 19 ottobre 1861 lower centre
oil on canvas

Provenance

Purchased by the father of the present owner; thence by descent

Catalogue Note

The present work depicts a three-master clipper, of the type which revolutionised trade between east and west in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.