19TH CENTURY
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CHINESE SCHOOL
19th Century
A pair of portraits
oil on canvas, framed
An elegantly dressed Chinese hong merchant and his wife shown standing on balustraded terraces with extensive river landscapes in the background
18¾ x 13 3/8in. (47.6 x 34cm.) (2)
19th Century
A pair of portraits
oil on canvas, framed
An elegantly dressed Chinese hong merchant and his wife shown standing on balustraded terraces with extensive river landscapes in the background
18¾ x 13 3/8in. (47.6 x 34cm.) (2)
Provenance
Harry T. Peters, Jr. (Trustee of the China Trade Museum, Milton, Massachusetts)
Christie's, New York, 1982
Berry Hill Galleries, New York
Christie's, New York, May 22, 1985, lot 2
Christie's, New York, 1982
Berry Hill Galleries, New York
Christie's, New York, May 22, 1985, lot 2
Literature
Henry and Sidney Berry-Hill, Chinnery and China Coast Paintings, England, 1970, pls. 104 and 105