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A VIEW OF HONG KONG FROM THE HARBOUR
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
oil on canvas, depicting the topographical view of Hong
Kong’s Victoria Harbour from the Kowloon Peninsula, along
the shoreline dotted with many identifiable European-style
buildings and further clusters of buildings rising up the
slopes toward the Peak, with American, British and French
and ships, including a white steamer, flying their coluors
alongside sampans sailing or moored in the calm harbor
waters, framed
42.5 by 74.5 cm, 16¾ by 29⅜ in.

£ 15,000-25,000
HK$ 154,000-257,000 US$ 19,700-32,800
150
清十九世紀 《維多利亞港遠景》 油彩
畫布

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A CHINESE SHCOOL PAINTING OF THE BUND
AT SHANGHAI
QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1865
gouache on paper, finely painted expansive view of Shanghai
from the French Settlement to the Suzhou Creek seen
across the Huangpu River, the calm waters bustling with
large Western ships amidst junks and small boats, the shore
dotted with distinctive landmarks including the French and
British Consulates, framed
48 by 113 cm, 18⅞ by 44½ in.
PROVENANCE
With Hare and Coolidge Ogunquit, 1948.
Acquired from Martyn Gregory, London, 2002.

£ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 206,000-308,000 US$ 26,200-39,300 151
清 約1865年 《上海外灘》油彩畫布

來源
Hare and Collidge Ogunquit，1948年
於2002年購自倫敦Martyn Gregory

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A SET OF ELEVEN CHINESE SCHOOL SILK
PRODUCTION PAINTINGS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
gouache on paper, depicting scenes of silk production with
figures in pavilions in verdant landscapes, framed
(11)
33.5 by 44.5 cm, 13¼ by 17½ in.
£ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 82,500-124,000 US$ 10,500-15,800
清十九世紀 《紡織圖》設色紙本 一組
十一幅

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