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Chinese Artist Unknown 'The British clipper Holmsdale off a China trade port'
Estimate:
$2,000 - $4,000
Passed
Live Auction
191 The Collection of John Elliot Lawford | Part 1: Live Auction (Lot 1-94)
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Description
Chinese Artist Unknown, c. 1870
The British clipper Holmsdale off a China trade port, ‘HOLMSDALE’
oil on canvas
inscribed lower left and artist’s signature in Chinese script to the right
450 x 588 mm, in original black & gilt lacquered frame
The Holmsdale built in 1858 was owned by the Orient Line/Anderson, Anderson & Co, London. She was employed in the India and China trades and later in the Australian wool trade.
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
The British clipper Holmsdale off a China trade port, ‘HOLMSDALE’
oil on canvas
inscribed lower left and artist’s signature in Chinese script to the right
450 x 588 mm, in original black & gilt lacquered frame
The Holmsdale built in 1858 was owned by the Orient Line/Anderson, Anderson & Co, London. She was employed in the India and China trades and later in the Australian wool trade.
Provenance: Estate of John Lawford.
