Lot Essay
The pagoda may be Lotus Mountain on the west bank of the Pearl river (one of three pagodas on the river).
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Chinese gaming at a table, a pagoda on a hill beyond
Details
George Chinnery, R.H.A. (1774-1852)
Chinese gaming at a table, a pagoda on a hill beyond
oil on canvas
7 x 9 1/8in. (17.8 x 23.2cm.)
Chinese gaming at a table, a pagoda on a hill beyond
oil on canvas
7 x 9 1/8in. (17.8 x 23.2cm.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Provenance: These three oils by George Chinnery were probably acquired by the great-great-great grandfather of the vendor, William G. Robertson (born 1802), who worked for Jardine and Matheson from the 1830s and is mentioned by Maurice Collis in his book 'Foreign Mud' - a history of the company. His great-grandson F. Longueville (of a Welsh Marches family) was recorded in the 1940s as owning two pictures of early Jardine and Matheson opium clippers (the 'Sylph' and 'Red Rover') by family repute also by Chinnery.