A PAIR OF CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED PAINTINGS-ON-GLASS depicting a courtly Chinoiserie girl reading and her male companion in a landscape, in Regency ormolu-mounted ebonised frames with acorn ring-suspension, each with label <I>10</I>, one pane cracked | Christie's

Sale 5355

English Furniture Collection

London

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16 March 1995

Browse Sale

Lot 196

A PAIR OF CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED PAINTINGS-ON-GLASS depicting a courtly Chinoiserie girl reading and her male companion in a landscape, in Regency ormolu-mounted ebonised frames with acorn ring-suspension, each with label 10, one pane cracked

Price realised

GBP 748

Estimate

GBP 300 - GBP 500

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A PAIR OF CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED PAINTINGS-ON-GLASS depicting a courtly Chinoiserie girl reading and her male companion in a landscape, in Regency ormolu-mounted ebonised frames with acorn ring-suspension, each with label 10, one pane cracked
4¾in. x 5½ (12cm. x 14cm.) (2)
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