ID 1030977
Lot 76 | A MASSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE-PAINTED MIRRORS
Estimate value
$ 150 000 – 250 000
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Finely painted with river scenes showing couples seated on the bank under trees, one couple in summer dress, he with a fan, the other in embroidered robes, she with a basket of flowers, each in original Chinese giltwood frames, and with additional pegged paneled backings of deal and poplar probably added in France in the 19th century, one of which is inscribed 115 dusol in pencil, and each with printed and inscribed Ann Getty Collection inventory labels
70 ½ in. (179.2 cm.) high, 44 ½ in. (113 cm.) wide, 2 in. (5.1 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1999, lot 36.
Acquired by Ann Getty from the above.
| Art style: | Chinese Export |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period, Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Northern Europe, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Mirrors |
| Art style: | Chinese Export |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period, Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Northern Europe, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Mirrors |
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