19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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ATTRIBUTED TO LENG MEI (1672-1722)
19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Album of twelve leaves, ink and colour on silk, with various apocryphal collector's and artist seals.
Each 14¼ x 11½ in (34.6 x 29.4 cm.)

Provenance

Formerly in a Private German Collection, acquired prior to 1945.

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Lot Essay

We have sought to record changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
The brocade cover is loose and there is some very minor wear to the extremities.
Losses to the extremities of the silk mounts and areas of staining and mild discolouration on the mounts.
Some worm holes to the mounts.
Some small tears to the mounts and also some minor tears on the painting on the fold.
The paintings themselves are in overall good condition.

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