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SOLD ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE LADY BIRTHE CRADOCK (1928-2016) WIDOW OF SIR PERCY CRADOCK (1923-2010) TO BENEFIT ST JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, LOTS 38, 59-60, AND 81-86.Christie’s are proud to present a selection of paintings and works of art which belonged to the late Sir Percy and Lady Cradock. They collected these mostly during Sir Percy’s diplomatic postings in China, both during his early postings in Peking in the 1960s and when he later returned as British Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1983.Sir Percy went on to serve as Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major; and, in his long and distinguished career in public life, is perhaps best known for his role as chief British negotiator in the drafting of the 1984 Sino-British Agreement under which Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997.
PU RU (1896-1963)
MONKEY
Details
PU RU (1896-1963)
MONKEY
Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk
Signed with one seal of the artist. Dated the eighth month of wuyin year (1938)
11 x 12 in. (28 x 30.5 cm.)
MONKEY
Fan leaf, mounted and framed, ink and colour on silk
Signed with one seal of the artist. Dated the eighth month of wuyin year (1938)
11 x 12 in. (28 x 30.5 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in Beijing, 18th January 1969
Brought to you by
Cherrei Yuan Tian