OCT 2018 JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 9 October 2018 - 10:00 AM start
A Chinese ivory figure 'The Flower Expert'
Estimate: $3,500
Lot Details
a man standing wearing a wide brimmed hat and holding a spider chrysanthemum bloom. With accompanying letter of authenticity from The Chingwah Lee Studio of Orientalia, dated 1971 attributing the work to Shanghai style and Daoguang period (1821-1850). Chingwah Lee was reported as being one of San Francisco's leading art appraisers and owner of one of the finest art studios in the Western world. Provenance: Private Collection Auckland. H.260mm on wooden stand, with storage box.
