250
Two Chinese Ancestor Portraits
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$250
Timed Auction
The Collected Home, Incl. Summer Thornton Design
Location
Philadelphia
Size
Lady (image): Height 46 in., 116.8 cm, Width 25 in., 63.5cm; Gentleman(image): Height: 41in. 104.2cm, Width: 21 3/4 in., 55.3cm
Description
Two Chinese Ancestor Portraits
Late 19th/20th Century
Both well-painted, the lady dressed in lavish dragon robe with a goose rank badge, framed; the male official in a sitting posture with a bird rank badge, mounted as a hanging scroll.
Lady (image): Height 46 in., 116.8 cm, Width 25 in., 63.5cm; Gentleman(image): Height: 41in. 104.2cm, Width: 21 3/4 in., 55.3cm
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA.
Condition
Lady's painting framed, with creasing, stains, and yellowing to the upper part. The official's painting with a crack to the robe, scattered creasing to the the upper part.
Quantity
1