Chinese painting acrylic on canvas
31 July 2022
Description

This is a pre-18th c as presumed. Has approximately 1cm sq hole eaten by paper bugs at the bottom.

Dimensions

55x71 cm

Provenance

It is a trophy from WWII Germany

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 13 hours
By David U.
Jul 31, 19:58 UTC
Fair Market Value
$300 - $500 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Dear Simon,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry

This is a Chinese painting on silk, probably upon physical inspection. The red seal is the mark of the artist or collector, but it is unidentifiable. I cannot give you an accurate date of the painting, but the vividness of the colors suggests to me that it is no older than the 19th century (late Qing).

For Chinese silk paintings of this size and type, without known artists, prices can vary. Your painting is very detailed and skillfully painted of war scenery, so I have tried to find works at a similar level as a comparison marker.

Based on sales of other paintings like this one, the Fair Market Value is between $300 and $500.

Simon g Aug 01, 05:38 UTC

I'll do in a few days if that would not inconvenience you. Can't send anything more than that at the moment. Thanks so much and talk soon!

David u. Aug 03, 09:52 UTC

Of course, no problem at all!

Simon g Sep 01, 14:51 UTC

Hello, I tried my best with hand held camera but if mobile quality is not what's needed, then I'll do another try still. Thanks and looking forward to first insights!

Simon g Sep 01, 14:54 UTC

I'm sorry if I made you wait for it, I'll try to make better shots still!

Simon g Sep 06, 17:40 UTC

Wow, that's a lot of money if we add letter K : )
Even before that, I thought I was sitting on millions... still good news as I wanted to sell it anyway. But I have recently gotten $370 through logo design contest. I know the weight of that money today, even by 'unknown' artist standards, venerable canvas like it, for the same price? I won't be selling it for now for that price, but I would appreciate if you please tell me this: how can I position it at the online auction store with the best advantage.

David u. Oct 05, 13:29 UTC

Hello Simon! I would recommend you to look for specific Asian Art Auctions Houses.

Have a great day,

David

Simon g Oct 06, 11:26 UTC

Hello David,

Do you have a search term I could use for google? Any names you can think of in that regard would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Simon

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