Lot Essay
The present decoration, with its unusual use of a single European figure on a plain background, appears to be unique.
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LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF EUROPEAN SUBJECT "CANTON ENAMEL" PLAQUES
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each slightly arched panel with a Western gentleman either standing beside a spotted deer or taming a colorful fantastic beast, within silk matting and wooden frames
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high, 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide (2)
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each slightly arched panel with a Western gentleman either standing beside a spotted deer or taming a colorful fantastic beast, within silk matting and wooden frames
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high, 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 1-2 June 1993, lot 130.
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