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THE DUCK, HELD BY THE GIRL STANDING BEHIND, IS AN UNUSUAL FEATURE. HOEWVER IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT IS A DUCK-SHAPED VESSEL RATHER THAN A LIVE BIRD, SINCE EXAMPLES OF SUCH VESSELS ARE KNOWN.
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MOTHER AND CHILD,
FINELY PAINTED IN GOUACHE ON BOARD, VARNISHED, IN AN INTERIOR A LADY SITS IN A GOLD CHAIR HOLDING HER INFANT ON HER LAP, A MAID-SERVANT STANDS BEHIND HOLDING A DUCK, A BOWL OF FLOWERS SITS ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THEM, MOUNTAINS, BUILDINGS AND A LAKE VISIBLE THROUGH THE RED-DRAPED WINDOW BEHIND, FLORAL BORDER BETWEEN MINOR SIMILAR BORDERS, FRAMED, QAJAR PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY - 29.2 X 23.3.CM.
SEE COLOUR PLATE 17
FINELY PAINTED IN GOUACHE ON BOARD, VARNISHED, IN AN INTERIOR A LADY SITS IN A GOLD CHAIR HOLDING HER INFANT ON HER LAP, A MAID-SERVANT STANDS BEHIND HOLDING A DUCK, A BOWL OF FLOWERS SITS ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THEM, MOUNTAINS, BUILDINGS AND A LAKE VISIBLE THROUGH THE RED-DRAPED WINDOW BEHIND, FLORAL BORDER BETWEEN MINOR SIMILAR BORDERS, FRAMED, QAJAR PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY - 29.2 X 23.3.CM.
SEE COLOUR PLATE 17