Untitled - Cherry Blossoms and Koi
41.91 cms x 33.02 cms (16.5 ins x 13 ins)
Signed lower left, framed
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan, Canadian And International Art" held on Sat, Nov 14, 2020.
Lot 284
Lot 284
Estimate: CAD $180 - $280
Realised: CAD $59
Realised: CAD $59
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
You Choose the Charity: 100% of the hammer price for this piece will go to charity, and the winning bidder may choose which charity from our list will receive the funds: Creative Kids Saskatchewan, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers and Briercrest College Scholarship Fund.
Notes:
Sam Gee managed the Fifth Avenue Tea Room while raising a family of seven children until 1965 when his father retired. By 1967, he was able to garner a loan to purchase the Parliament Centre Confectionery in Regina and run a much larger grocery operation for the next 30 years. The Gee family ran it until Sam and Morly's retirement in 1996. During this time, he was elected President of the Chinese Benevolent Association in Regina from 1979 to 1994.
You Choose the Charity: 100% of the hammer price for this piece will go to charity, and the winning bidder may choose which charity from our list will receive the funds: Creative Kids Saskatchewan, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers and Briercrest College Scholarship Fund.
Notes:
Sam Gee managed the Fifth Avenue Tea Room while raising a family of seven children until 1965 when his father retired. By 1967, he was able to garner a loan to purchase the Parliament Centre Confectionery in Regina and run a much larger grocery operation for the next 30 years. The Gee family ran it until Sam and Morly's retirement in 1996. During this time, he was elected President of the Chinese Benevolent Association in Regina from 1979 to 1994.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.