Lot Essay
See note to preceding lot.
LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF CHINESE-EXPORT REVERSE PAINTINGS-ON-GLASS
Late 18th Century
Each depicting a half length of an elegantly-dressed lady, in one painting holding a rose, in a wooded river landscape with a boat beyond, in an ebonised and parcel-gilt oval frame, one inscribed in ink on an old label to the reverse 'Chinese Dress in Spring' the other 'Chinese Dress in Autumn'
4¼ in. x 3½ in. (11 cm. x 9 cm.) (2)
Late 18th Century
Each depicting a half length of an elegantly-dressed lady, in one painting holding a rose, in a wooded river landscape with a boat beyond, in an ebonised and parcel-gilt oval frame, one inscribed in ink on an old label to the reverse 'Chinese Dress in Spring' the other 'Chinese Dress in Autumn'
4¼ in. x 3½ in. (11 cm. x 9 cm.) (2)
Provenance
The late Mrs. Robert Tritton, Godmersham Park, Kent, sold Christie's house sale, 7 June 1983, lot 394.