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DR THOMAS BOSWALL WATSON (1815-1860)
The Inner Harbour, Macao and Penha Hill
pencil, pen and ink, sepia wash and watercolour on paper
6√ x 9√in. (17.5 x 25.1cm.)
£2,500-3,500 US$3,200-4,400
€2,900-4,000
PROVENANCE:
with Martyn Gregory, London.
Watson, an Edinburgh-trained Scottish doctor, went out to Macao in 1845
and was Chinnery's doctor, and pupil, in the artist's last years. For Watson's
sketches, see Martyn Gregory, London, 1985, cat.40 (Dr. Thomas Boswall
Watson (1815-1860): Physician and Amateur Artist in China); Christie's,
London, 26-27 Sept. 2007, lot 516; and Christie's, South Kensington, 10 Oct.
2013, lots 133-35.
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GEORGE CHINNERY (1774-1852)
A Chinese Man seated
pencil, pen and ink on paper
5 x 5in. (12.7 x 12.7cm.)
£1,200-1,600 US$1,500-2,000
€1,400-1,800
PROVENANCE:
Mr and Mrs Frank Castle; Christie's, Hong Kong, 26 Sept. 1989, lot 967.