Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Auction, 21 October 2013

Bolt, Chinese and Glass

Sold for

ZAR 47 746
Lot 164
  • A Chinese ancestor double portrait, late 19th/early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 47 746

About this Item

A Chinese ancestor double portrait, late 19th/early 20th century

painted with an official and his consort, each dressed in sumptuous robes, wearing the 8th rank badge of a quail and seated on a throne before panelled screens, the foreground with a floral carpet, laid down on board, 161cm by 96cm


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