Lai Fong Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lai Fong Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 18, 2023
Attributed to Lai Fong (Chinese, active 1870-1910) The four masted barque Trade Winds in full sail
Est: £700 - £900
Attributed to Lai Fong (Chinese, active 1870-1910) The four masted barque Trade Winds in full sail oil on canvas 45.7 x 59.7cm (18 x 23 1/2in).
Bonhams
Aug. 05, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO LAI FONG (China, fl. 1870-1910), British four-masted ship Falls of Clyde arriving at Hong Kong, Oil on canvas, 20.5" x 26". Framed 24.75" x 29".
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ATTRIBUTED TO LAI FONG China, fl. 1870-1910 British four-masted ship Falls of Clyde arriving at Hong Kong on a port tack and under full sail.
Eldred's
Oct. 10, 2021
Fong Lai (India,China,1839-1910) oil painting antique
Est: $2,900 - $3,700
ARTIST: Fong Lai (Chinese, Indian, 1839 - 1910) NAME: Sailing Ship Ecclefechan YEAR: 1897 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Three repaired tears (3" longest). Minor craquelure. Some scattered inpainting in bottom part. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 35 inches / 63 x 88 cm FRAME SIZE: 31 x 41 inches / 78 x 104 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Property from Lawry's The Prime Rib, located in the historic L. Hamilton McCormick Mansion, Chicago, Illinois SKU#: 118300 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lai Fong was one of a group of Chinese marine painters who worked for the captains and merchants of the oriental trade painting portraits of their ships in oil on canvas. While most worked in Canton, Whampoa, Hong Kong or Shanghai, only one, Lai Fong, worked outside of China in the Indian port of Calcutta. Although many China Trade painters signed or labeled their canvases, Lai Fong was one of the few to regularly date them. From these dates we can see an active painter who worked from the middle 1870s through about 1905. During that period he painted vessels from across the globeв generally in a 26 x 35 inch format. Lai Fong successfully melded the conventions of European and American ship portrait painting with the China Trade oil painting style that developed after 1800. That he was successful and in great demand is indicated by the large number of his paintings that exist today.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 06, 2021
Attributed to Lai Fong (Chinese, active 1870-1910) The four masted barque Trade Winds in full sail
Est: £700 - £1,000
Attributed to Lai Fong (Chinese, active 1870-1910) The four masted barque Trade Winds in full sail oil on canvas 45.7 x 59.7cm (18 x 23 1/2in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jul. 04, 2021
Fong Lai (India,China,1839-1910) oil painting antique
Est: $2,900 - $3,700
ARTIST: Fong Lai (Chinese, Indian, 1839 - 1910) NAME: Sailing Ship Ecclefechan YEAR: 1897 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Three repaired tears (3" longest). Minor craquelure. Some scattered inpainting in bottom part. SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 35 inches / 63 x 88 cm FRAME SIZE: 31 x 41 inches / 78 x 104 cm SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Property from Lawry's The Prime Rib, located in the historic L. Hamilton McCormick Mansion, Chicago, Illinois SKU#: 118300 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Lai Fong was one of a group of Chinese marine painters who worked for the captains and merchants of the oriental trade painting portraits of their ships in oil on canvas. While most worked in Canton, Whampoa, Hong Kong or Shanghai, only one, Lai Fong, worked outside of China in the Indian port of Calcutta. Although many China Trade painters signed or labeled their canvases, Lai Fong was one of the few to regularly date them. From these dates we can see an active painter who worked from the middle 1870s through about 1905. During that period he painted vessels from across the globeв generally in a 26 x 35 inch format. Lai Fong successfully melded the conventions of European and American ship portrait painting with the China Trade oil painting style that developed after 1800. That he was successful and in great demand is indicated by the large number of his paintings that exist today.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 26, 2020
Attributed to Lai Fong (Chinese, active 1870-1910) A full-rigged merchantman
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Attributed to Lai Fong (Chinese, active 1870-1910) A full-rigged merchantman oil on canvas 66 x 89.5cm (26 x 35 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Aug. 18, 2019
LAI FONG (INDO/ CHINESE, ACT. 1870-1900). PORTRAIT OF THE BRITISH CLIPPER SHIP "WOOLTON" AT SEA.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 34 3/4 inches. Signed "Lai Fong/ Calcutta 1893" l.r. The Woolton was launched from Liverpool in 1885 and engaged primarily in the Indo-China trade routes before disappearing on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Valparaiso, Chile in 1893.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 18, 2019
LAI FONG (INDO/ CHINESE, ACT. 1870-1900). PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP IN THE HARBOR OF HONG KONG.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches. The reverse with remnants of a printed label for Lai Fong, Portrait Painter.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Oct. 31, 2018
Lai Fong (act.c.1870-c1910) Chinese. "Roxburghshire", A Three Masted Sailing Ship, Oil on Canvas, Inscribed on the Boat and Flag, 18" x 23.5".
Est: £300 - £500
Lai Fong (act.c.1870-c1910) Chinese. "Roxburghshire", A Three Masted Sailing Ship, Oil on Canvas, Inscribed on the Boat and Flag, 18" x 23.5".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 25, 2018
Lai Fong (act. c.1870-c.1910) Chinese. "Sierra Miranda" 'Sierra Shipping Line, Liverpool, build Clydeside J Reid & Co. 1884', a Three Mast Ship Sailing in Chinese Waters, Oil on Linen, 18" x 23.5".
Est: £300 - £400
Lai Fong (act. c.1870-c.1910) Chinese. "Sierra Miranda" 'Sierra Shipping Line, Liverpool, build Clydeside J Reid & Co. 1884', a Three Mast Ship Sailing in Chinese Waters, Oil on Linen, 18" x 23.5".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 25, 2018
Lai Fong (act. c.1870-c.1910) Chinese. 'Ulswater', a Three Mast Sailing Ship in Chinese Waters, Oil on Linen, Extensively Inscribed on a label on reverse, 13" x 16".
Est: £200 - £400
Lai Fong (act. c.1870-c.1910) Chinese. 'Ulswater', a Three Mast Sailing Ship in Chinese Waters, Oil on Linen, Extensively Inscribed on a label on reverse, 13" x 16".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 07, 2016
Lai Fong (fl.1870-1910) THE FOUR-MASTED CLIPPER 'COUNTY OF EDINBURGH' UNDER FULL SAIL Signed and ...
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Lai Fong (fl.1870-1910)THE FOUR-MASTED CLIPPER 'COUNTY OF EDINBURGH' UNDER FULL SAILSigned and dated 1895 and inscribed 'Calcutta' l.r., oil on canvas66 x 89cm;together with a silver cigar case,inscribed 'To Capt. J.W.Taylor, R.N.R. A souvenir of a Happy Voyage from Vizagapatam to London 1920 From A.McLennan & R.M.Manfield'Hallmarked for Mappin & Webb, Birmingham 1919.The 'County of Edinburgh' was one of the clippers that Captain Taylor sailed on.
Sworders
Jul. 23, 2009
LAI FONG OF CALCUTTA, Chinese, 1890-1910, A British ship off a coast., Oil on canvas, 20" x 24". Framed.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
LAI FONG OF CALCUTTA Chinese, 1890-1910 A British ship off a coast. Signed and dated lower right "Lai Fong Calcutta 1898". Oil on canvas, 20" x 24". Framed.
Eldred's
Aug. 17, 2008
LAI FONG (INDO-CHINESE, ACT. 1870-1908). THE
Est: -
LAI FONG (INDO-CHINESE, ACT. 1870-1908). THE BARQUE "HIGHFIELDS." Built at Stockton-on-Tees in 1892 by Richardson, Duck & Co. for C.W. Kellock & Co. of Liverpool, the "Highfields" was wrecked in a 1902 collision off Cape Town. Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 35 1/2 inches. Signed and dated "Lai Fong/ Calcutta 1896" l.r. An account of the ship accompaines the lot. (2)
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Nov. 14, 2007
A British four-masted barque under full sail
Est: £500 - £700
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910) A British four-masted barque under full sail signed and inscribed 'Lai Fong/Calcutta' (lower right) oil on canvas 12 x 15½ in. (30.5 x 39.4 cm.)
Christie's
May. 16, 2007
The four-masted barque Beechbank under full sail
Est: £800 - £1,200
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910) The four-masted barque Beechbank under full sail signed, inscribed and dated 'Lai Fong/Culcutta/1898' (lower right) oil on canvas, unframed 17¾ x 23½ in. (45.1 x 59.7 cm.)
Christie's
May. 25, 2006
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
The Indo-China steamship Lightning under sail and steam signed and dated 'Lai Fong./Calcutta 1892' (lower right) and inscribed 'Indo-China S.S. Lightning J G Spence Commander' (centre) oil on canvas 30 x 48 in. (76.2 x 122 cm.)
Christie's
May. 25, 2006
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910)
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
The coolie ship Avon under full sail oil on canvas 24 x 35 in. (61 x 89 cm.)
Christie's
May. 25, 2006
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl. 1890-1910)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
The coolie ship Rhone reefed down in heavy weather oil on canvas 26 x 35 in. (66 x 89 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 20, 2005
Lai Fong of Calcutta (Chinese fl. 1890-1910)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
The Malay in Chinese waters signed and dated 'Lai Fong/Calcutta/18.6' (lower right) oil on canvas 26 x 36 in. (66 x 91.5 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 17, 2004
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
The iron wool clipper Loch Tay at sea oil on canvas 25 x 35 in. (63.5 x 89 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 17, 2004
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
The four-master County of Edinburgh at sea signed, inscribed and dated 'Lai Fong/Calcutta 1895' (lower right) oil on canvas 18 x 23 1/4 in. (458 x 59.1 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 14, 2004
Lai Fong (Chinese, 19th. Century)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
The four-masted barque 'Achnashie' under full sail signed 'Lai Fong', inscribed 'Calcutta' and dated 1897 (lower right) oil on canvas 61 x 89cm. (24 x 35in.)
Bonhams
May. 26, 2004
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
The iron wool clipper Loch Tay at sea oil on canvas 25 x 35 in. (63.5 x 89 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 10, 2004
Lai Fong of Calcutta (Chinese, fl. 1890-1910)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
The iron wool clipper Loch Tay at sea oil on canvas 25 x 35 in. (63.5 x 89 cm.)
Christie's
May. 21, 2003
Lai Fong of Calcutta (fl.1890-1910)
Est: $492 - $820
The four-masted barque, Milton Stuart at sea signed, inscribed and indistinctly dated 'Lai Fong/Calcutta9.[?]' (lower right) oil on canvas 10 x 16 in. (25.5 x 40.7 cm.) NOTES The four-masted steel barque Milton Stuart was built for the Liverpool company of the same name by Swan, Hunter at Newcastle in 1892. Registered in Liverpool at 3,178 tons gross and measuring 327 feet in length with a 461/2 foot beam, she only sailed under the Red Ensign until 1899 when she was sold to G.J.H. Siemers of Hamburg. Renamed Thekla to replace another vessel of that name lost the previous year, she proved a very successful addition to Siemers' fleet which operated her until she ran ashore and was wrecked on 6 th July 1911 on Cape San Juan, Staten Island, off the south-eastern tip of Argentina. Six of her crew were lost almost at once when one of her boats capsized and the remaining survivors were eventually rescued after two months on the bleak rocks of Staten Island in appalling winter weather.
Christie's
Jan. 21, 2003
Lai Fong of Calcutta (Chinese fl. 1890-1910)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Sailing in choppy waters signed and dated 'Lai Fong Calcutta 1896' (lower right) oil on canvas 26 x 36 in. (66 x 91.5 cm.) NOTES Lai Fong, a painter active between 1890 and 1910, emigrated from Hong Kong to Calcutta where he became a leading pier head painter. As a result of his position, Fong became renowned for the large number of ship portraits he produced during his career. Fong rarely featured coastal landscapes in his work preferring to render the ships on their ocean bound leg.
Christie's
Jan. 21, 2003
Lai Fong of Calcutta (Chinese fl. 1890-1910)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
The four masted sailing ship County of Peebles in rough seas signed and dated 'Lai Fong./Calcutta/1900' (lower right) oil on canvas 10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm.) NOTES Lai Fong, a painter active between 1890 and 1910, emigrated from Hong Kong to Calcutta where he became a leading pier head painter. As a result of his position, Fong became renowned for the large number of ship portraits he produced during his career. Fong rarely featured coastal landscapes in his work preferring to render the ships on their ocean bound leg. The County of Peebles, a four masted iron ship, was built in 1875 by Barclay, Cule & Co., in Glasgow. Her dimensions were 266'6" x 38'7" x 23'4" with a tonnage of 1691 GRT. She was rigged with royal sails above double top and single topgalant sails. The total sail area was 306010 square feet. She was launched in July 1875 from the shipyard of Barclay, Curle & Co., for R & J Craig, Glasgow. Her first master was Captain A. Miller. Throughout the 1880's and 1890's the County of Peebles sailed between Scotland, England and India on a variety of shipping routes. In 1887 the title of ships master was transffered to Captain J. Murdoch. In 1898 she was sold to the Chilean navy and ranamed Munoz Gamero. Shortly after the sale, the County of Peebles was beached for use as a dock and breakwater in Punta Arenas. The vessel has no been restored with the lower masts and deck remaining while the interior has been preserved by the Chilean navy for use as an entertainment area.
Christie's
Jan. 21, 2003
Lai Fong of Calcutta (Chinese fl. 1890-1910)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
The Barque Lynton signed and dated 'Lai Fong/Calcutta/1887' (lower right) oil on canvas 26 x 351/4 in. (66 x 89.5 cm.) NOTES Lai Fong, a painter active between 1890 and 1910, emigrated from Hong Kong to Calcutta where he became a leading pier head painter. As a result of his position, Fong became renowned for the large number of ship portraits he produced during his career. Fong rarely featured coastal landscapes in his work preferring to render the ships on their ocean bound leg. The Lynton was built by Evans of Liverpool in 1894. She was a huge steel four master registered at 2,351 tons gross and measured 300 feet in length with a 491/2- foot beam. For the first five years of her life she was used in the Calcutta jute trade which is where Lai Fong would have painted her. Lai Fong was a Chinese ship's portrait painter who was active in Calcutta from 1870-1900. This larger than life usual painting is a good example and typical of his work.
Christie's
Jan. 16, 2002
Lai Fong (Chinese, fl.1890-1910)The three-master "Glenericht"signed, inscribed "Calcutta", and
Est: $7,451 - $10,431
dated 1893, oil on canvas 26 x 35 1/2 in. (66 x 90.1 cm.) The four-masted iron barque "Glenericht" was built by T. Royden & Sons of Liverpool for L.H. MacIntyre, also of that city, in 1885. Registered at 2426 tons gross (2250 net), she measured 289½ feet in length with a 44 foot beam and operated as a general trader, often to India and the Far East, for three successive Liverpool owners until 1907 when she was sold to H. Bode of Hamburg who renamed her "Mariechen". After three years under German colours, she was sold to Robert Mattsson of Mariehamn, one of a small group of Finnish ship-owners led by the far-sighted Gustav Erikson, who, between them, dominated the twilight years of commercial sailing ships between the two World Wars. It suited Mattsson to retain "Mariechen's" new name and, surviving the Great War, during which she was particularly profitable, she became a frequent sight in the Panama Canal in the early 1920s when on passage home from Tocopilla, Chile, carrying cargoes of nitrates. Sold to ship-breakers in 1923, she was scrapped in Holland the same year.
Bonhams

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