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Lot 108: Lamqua (fl.1820-1860) - Portrait of the Hong Kong Merchant Wei Akwang, half length, wearing his badge...

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 07, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Lamqua (fl.1820-1860)
Portrait of the Hong Kong Merchant Wei Akwang, half length, wearing his badge of rank
inscribed ‘Wei akwang Esq / Hong Kong / 1873’, and with three of the artist’s stamps on the reverse
bodycolour on paper laid down on canvas
29 5/8 x 22 5/8in. (75.2 x 57.3cm.)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie’s, Hong Kong, 27 Sept. 1989, lot 1181.

Auction Details

China Trade Paintings: Selections from the Kelton Collection

by
Christie's
November 07, 2019, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK