Sale 1276
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$10,000 – $20,000
Four Works: Canton, Macao with Praya Grande, Boca Tigris, and Whampoa Beach from Dane's Island
circa 1815-1820
oil on brass
unsigned
titles inscribed, verso
4 x 5 3/8 inches.
Exhibited:
Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio, East Meets West: Chinese Export Art and Design, June 19-October 11, 1998.
Framed: 10 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches.
Each in overall good and stable condition, with light deposits of dust to surface and few areas of fine craquelure to painted surface. Boca Tigris painting with small area of paint along right edge. Dane's Island painting with paint loss along lower edge, moderate deposits of grime to upper right corner, and more pronounced craquelure apparent to lower left corner. Canton painting with chip to brass plate and flaking/paint loss along right edge, with more apparent areas of craquelure visible in water. Macao painting with moderate deposits of surface grime throughout, with craquelure particularly evident to lower corners. Few voids present to sky, some of which have been filled and fluoresce under UV light examination.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

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