A CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE PAINTED PICTURE , LATE 19TH CENTURY | Christie's

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8 April 2004

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Lot 213
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MIRIAM THORNE GILPATRIC
(lots 213-227)

A CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE PAINTED PICTURE

LATE 19TH CENTURY

Price realised

USD 10,158

Estimate

USD 4,000 - USD 6,000

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A CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE PAINTED PICTURE
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Depicting playful dogs within a garden scene in a moulded giltwood frame, with a small label to the reverse inscribed in black ink Chinese Kien Lung painting and in black chalk XX24/2
19in. (48cm.) high, 28in. (71cm.) wide overall
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MIRIAM THORNE GILPATRIC
(lots 213-227)
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