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An oil painting by a Chinese artist of the ship "Falco" outside Hong Kong, Qing dynasty, circa 1865.

Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
6 980 - 8 720 EUR
7 300 - 9 120 USD
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An oil painting by a Chinese artist of the ship "Falco" outside Hong Kong, Qing dynasty, circa 1865.

Canvas 67 x 94 cm. Original Chinese frame.

Provenance

Sjömansgården, Malmö.

More information

Falco, depicted with the Hong Kong mountains in the background, carries the flag for the Swedish union with Norway. The brig Falco was built in 1860 for The Carrier Winberg & Meyers in Karlshamn. Winberg & Meyers was one of the largest Wholesale Trade and shipping companies. Falco was wrecked in a storm in 1879 in the Irish Sea.