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THBThree Chinese Figural Watercolor Paintings on Silk, 19th c.
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 26, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM EST with lots #1-783 (separate catalog) and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM EST with lots #784-1261. Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville; and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Three (3) Chinese watercolor on silk paintings depicting figures engaged in various individual activities. Item 1: Painting of a balded, bearded man shown in profile as he smiles and looks upward while sitting barefooted on a large rock. Item 2: Painting of a standing man in an ornate robe and shoes and shown in profile. He raises a vessel in both hands as a bird flies toward him at right. Item 3: Painting of an elderly, balding man in an ornate robe and shoes and shown frontally. He looks to the viewer's right and holds a string of prayer beads. Each mounted to paper backing with decorative border surrounding image. Housed in a purple faux snakeskin portfolio. Each silk sheet approx: 11 1/2" H x 9 5/8" W. Each mount: 15 1/4" H x 11 3/4" W. Portfolio: 22" H x 17 1/2" W. 19th century.
Condition
1st and second items in overall good condition, with minor losses to silk and scattered accretions and staining primarily outside of figures. 3rd item with scattered losses to silk, largest area to lower right of robe, 3/8" x 1/4," and area of staining resembling a brush stroke, 10 3/4" x 1 1/2", to left of figure and in lower left of robe. Plus scattered accretions and staining outside of figure. Portfolio with losses and abrasions.
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