Nov 11, 2005 - Sale 2056

Sale 2056 - Lot 11

Price Realized: $ 6,210
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
S. D. PANAIOTAKY HONG KONG / THE RIVIERA OF THE ORIENT. Circa 1930.
431/2x31 inches. Asiatic Printing Press, Hong Kong.
Condition A-: expertly repaired tear through right margin into image; minor restoration in margins.
A rare and unusual nighttime scene of Hong Kong viewed from the water. The buildings on shore all appear in blues and green, punctuated by glowing yellow lights from the windows and stars; within a black border, lettering in yellow and red. Tourism 185, Le Coultre p. 56.