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View of the Hongs, Canton
By 19th Century Chinese school
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Sought by collectors worldwide, art and artifacts showing an early western presence in the Orient
Category
1850s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of Six Chinese Canton Watercolors on Pith Paper Depicting Royals
Located in Bradenton, FL
centuries many port cities of China were shipping and trading hubs, with important transport connections to
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A refined Chinese export painting depicting ‘The Tea shop’
Canton, early 19th century
Ink and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
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H 25.01 in W 20.6 in D 1.19 in
Fish Trade Blue and white saucer, circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
The drawing captures a scene of trade on blue and white porcelain, where a woman and a man are
Category
Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
China Trade Set of Six Sunqua Still Life of Fruit & Flowers Paintings
By Sunqua
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade set of six Gouache Still Life Paintings of Fruit & Flowers on Pith Paper,
Each Signed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
H 10.75 in W 14.75 in D 0.75 in
Circa 1860s Blue Canton Covered Vegetable Dish
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860s Blue Canton covered vegetable dish, Chinese. Rectangular with original cover. Minor
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, Signed 1st Edition Book
By David Howard
Located in valatie, NY
Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong. Three centuries of Sino-British trade in the
Category
1990s British Books
Materials
Paper
H 10.75 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Macao
By 19th Century Chinese school
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
, where the Portuguese explorers established and fortified their trading foothold with an entire continent
Category
1860s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View Of Whampoa Reach From Dane's Island with American, Dutch & British Ships
Located in Blackwater, GB
Chinese Import Trade School View
Large circa 1830 Chinese View of Whampoa Reach from Dane's Island with
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
China Camp San Rafael by Francis Morrow
By Francis Morrow
Located in Soquel, CA
1880s. Nearly 500 people, originally from Canton, China, lived in the village. In its heyday, there were
Category
1970s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Rhone River in Lyon, France 1927, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
the east edge of the Swiss canton of Valais. The glacier is part of the Saint-Gotthard Massif, which
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 4.41 in W 6.66 in D 0.04 in
Calibrated to Balance, hanging sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
, Lausanne • 1988 Commission for Applied Art, Canton of Bern • 1985 Departement of Agriculture, Industry and
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
H 47.25 in W 35.44 in D 5.12 in
Jesus College, Cambridge 1815 engraving by Joseph Stadler for Ackermann
Located in London, GB
Seas. After being shipwrecked, he travelled to Canton in China and to India, staying in Bombay for
Category
1810s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint
Clare College, Cambridge / Clare Hall / King's College engraving by Stadler
Located in London, GB
shipwrecked, he travelled to Canton in China and to India, staying in Bombay for several months. He returned
Category
1810s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint
St John's College, Cambridge Library engraving by the Havells for Ackermann
Located in London, GB
draughtsman for a voyage to Australia and the South Seas. After being shipwrecked, he travelled to Canton in
Category
1810s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint
Chinese Export Polychrome Hong Cityscape Lidded Urn Pot Jar Bowl 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
, warehouse, and living spaces for foreign merchants in Canton, China, was where European and American
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
“Man with Magic Show”
Located in Southampton, NY
China Trade aquatint engraving. The plate was engraved by Dadley in London after drawings by Pu Qua
Category
1790s Academic Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
A pencil, water colour
Category
1810s Other Art Style Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Blue And White Teabowl Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
cultural and economic importance of sea travel and trade in Chinese history. The figures may represent
Category
Antique 1720s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
route was used from the Netherlands to Canton, and the trade no longer went through Batavia.
?The
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Cypress, Lacquer
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H 46.46 in W 40.36 in D 24.81 in
Early Chinese Export Silver Tea Service by Cutshing
By Cutshing
Located in Atlanta, GA
auspicious motifs in Chinese traditional art and commonly used on export silverware. The knobs and handles
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
Summer Blues (abstract expressionist monoprint)
By David Chamberlain
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
with no backing.
SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE
David Chamberlain (American, b Canton, Ohio 1949) has been a
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Monotype
Summer Blues (abstract expressionist monoprint)
By David Chamberlain
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
backing.
SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE
David Chamberlain (American, b Canton, Ohio 1949) has been a full-time
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Monotype
Untitled (abstract expressionist monoprint)
By David Chamberlain
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
backing. Ships rolled in tube with glassine paper.
David Chamberlain (American, b Canton, Ohio 1949) has
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Monoprint
Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Located in London, GB
visitors to Canton suggest that there was a flourishing trade in pith paintings by the early 1830s.
Pith
Category
1880s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor
Outstanding 13 Star Hand-sewn American Private Yacht Flag, ca 1865-1885
Located in York County, PA
best qualities in American folk art, a category in which this particular example can be filed. While I
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
H 58.25 in W 78.5 in D 2.5 in
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
A pencil, water colour
Category
1810s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
Pencil, water colour and
Category
1810s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
41-Star Printed Flag Waver, Celebrating Montana Statehood, 1889
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
linen and dates to 1889. The dark blue canton is printed with forty one stars in nine rows of
Category
Antique 1880s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Linen
Antique American Flag w/ 13 Stars in the Betsy Ross Design & 45 Stars on Reverse
Located in York County, PA
the trade, I expect that Annie had been employed by a leading maker, such as Annin or the McFaddens in
Category
Antique 1890s American Other Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool, Cotton
H 65.75 in W 105.25 in D 2.5 in
13 Hand-Embordered Stars Made by Great-Granddaughter of Betsy Ross, Sarah Wilson
Located in York County, PA
or the rowel of a spur. These are sewn with silk floss on a blue silk canton. There is a hand-sewn
Category
Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
H 13.75 in W 18.75 in D 2 in
Catcher of the Skies, glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
Commission for Applied Art, Canton of Bern • 1985 Departement of Agriculture, Industry and Trade, Canton of
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
H 11.82 in W 39.38 in D 8.67 in
The Cobalt Voyager, unique glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
Vaudoise pour la promotion et la création artistique, Lausanne • 1988 Commission for Applied Art, Canton of
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
H 11.03 in W 43.31 in D 9.85 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue & White Spoon Tray with the Dutch Folly Fort
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export blue and white quatrefoil dish depicts the Dutch folly fort in the Canton River.
The
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 0.25 in W 7.25 in D 5 in
Russian Submariners Watch All Original from 1940s / 50s Steel
By Hampden Watch Company
Located in Long Beach, CA
workers in the art of watch making at. The machinery was loaded into 28 boxcars and left Canton, Ohio
Category
Mid-20th Century Modernist Wrist Watches
Very Rare Early 19th Century Chinese Hong Merchant Figure
Located in Paris, FR
Cohong Guild in Canton, who managed the trade with the Westerners. Chinese polychrome clay figures, made
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Clay, Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Paint, Paper
Chinese Export paintings of flowers and fruit on pith paper
By Sunqua
Located in Surrey, GB
From 1700 Canton, at the mouth of the Pearl River, was the centre of the European trade with China
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 15.35 in W 19.68 in D 0.5 in
Japanese Style Table Attributed to The Parisian Society Daï-Nippon
Located in Marseille, FR
. This society was specialized into far-eastern art objects and Furnitures and had its trading posts in
Category
Antique 1890s French Japonisme Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK & GILT LACQUER & MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUREAU
Located in New York, NY
arts, founding in 1754 the Royal Danish Academy of Art, and initiating a series of important building
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Desks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
China Trade Canton 1811 Framed Autograph HOUQUA 伍秉鉴; Wu Bingjian,
Located in South Burlington, VT
Milwoody cargo for $ 33333 33/100,
signed Houqua and dated Canton Dec 28th, 1811.
Dimensions: Frame: 45cm
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Art
Materials
Parchment Paper
19th Century China Trade American Ship Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
China Trade School of painting were works produced by Chinese artist in the 19th century for ships
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings
Materials
Paint
A View of Henan (Honam)
Located in New Orleans, LA
importantly, Canton was the center of China's tea trade - by 1794 Britain alone was buying nearly nine million
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ship Ben Cruachan
By Lai Fong
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Scottish trade ship Ben Cruachan sails the open sea near the Indian Port of Calcutta in this
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portraits of Chinese Military.
Located in London, GB
examples and contemporary accounts by visitors to Canton suggest that there was a flourishing trade in pith
Category
19th Century Mixed Media
Phrygian Hat Makers Sign, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Item: Rare Phrygian hat makers trade sign, circa 1880
Description: This is a unique late 19th
Category
Antique 1880s French Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Eye and the Shutter (geometric abstract cubist painting)
By Alfredo de Giorgio Crimi
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Griffiths Art Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.
Crimi returned to the United States in 1930
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
H 31 in W 41 in D 2 in
Chinese Export Silver Goblet
By Cutshing
Located in London, GB
Chinese Goblet made in Canton circa 1850, decorated with water and water-birds within various
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Nanking Cargo Shipwreck Porcelain Tea Set, 1750 AD
Located in London, GB
1746 in Middelburg (Southern Holland) and measured an enormous 1,150 metric tons. It was a trading
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Visage for Cello (abstract expressionist monoprint)
By David Chamberlain
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
backing. Ships rolled in tube with glassine paper.
David Chamberlain (American, b Canton, Ohio 1949) has
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Monotype
Shipwreck Salvaged Porcelain Tea Set from the Nanking Cargo
Located in London, GB
measured an enormous 1,150 metric tons. It was a trading vessel used to transport porcelain and other goods
Category
Antique 1750s Ceramics
Set of Seven Chinese Watercolours of Fruit on Pith
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade, p. 88) He was active from 1830 through the 1870’s, working at both Canton and Macao, and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Chinese Export Silver Photograph Frame Wang Hing, C.1890
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Toronto, ON
3.50 inches.
Wang Hing originated as a jade dealer in Canton and evolved to become the best known and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Hong Kong Aesthetic Movement More Objets d'Art...
Materials
Silver
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
A pencil, water colour
Category
1810s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
A pencil, water colour
Category
1810s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Chinese Craft on the Pearl River.
Canton, circa 1810.
A pencil, water colour
Category
1810s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects .
Located in London, GB
contemporary accounts by visitors to Canton suggest that there was a flourishing trade in pith paintings by the
Category
1860s Qing Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Rice Paper, Watercolor
LINCOLN MOURNING BROADSIDE / FLYER, PRINTED ON PAPER, 1865
Located in York County, PA
LINCOLN MOURNING BROADSIDE / FLYER, PRINTED ON PAPER, 1865:
34 star paper trade card
Category
Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign (Flag) Belonging to Cpt. William Bagley
Located in York County, PA
Revenue Cutter Service ensign, made circa 1870, with a canton bearing 13 stars in an arch above a blue
Category
Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
H 53.75 in W 81.25 in D 2.5 in
Antique American Private Yacht Flag (Ensign) w/ 13 Stars, ca 1890's
Located in York County, PA
competitive sport, in addition to its longstanding utilitarian role as a vehicle of trade. In early America
Category
Antique 1890s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
13 Star Private Yacht Ensign Flag, A Nice Graphic Example
Located in York County, PA
, in addition to its longstanding utilitarian role as a vehicle of trade. In early America, all boats
Category
Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
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