A COLLECTION OF TEN CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE-GLASS PAINTINGS

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19.01.2021 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 75 | A COLLECTION OF TEN CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE-GLASS PAINTINGS
A COLLECTION OF TEN CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE-GLASS PAINTINGS

LATE 18TH CENTURY

Framed as two sets of four and one set of two, most depicting a figure holding a pipe, fan, falcon or flower and with a river landscape beyond, details in gilt, each in a giltwood frame, on a green velvet mount, each group framed in a giltwood and green-painted frame

The sets of four: 14 x 15 ¼ in. (35.5 x 39 cm.) overall; each framed picture 3 x 3 ¾ in. (7.5 x 9.5 cm.)

The pair: 14 x 10 ½ in. (35.5 x 27 cm.) overall; each framed picture 3 ¾ x 3 in. (9.5 x 7.5 cm.)

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