A Chinese ancestor portrait, late 19th/early 20th century
Cape, Colonial, Oriental & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 20 463
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A Chinese ancestor portrait, late 19th/early 20th century
painted with twelve figures wearing ceremonial robes with badges for seventh and ninth rank civil officials represented by the Mandarin Duck and the Paradise Flycatcher respectively, paper laid down on board, 144,2cm by 91,3cm
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