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PROPERTY FROM THE ROSEBROOK COLLECTION
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CHINESE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800
Chinese Palace Scene
Reverse painting on glass
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
With Martyn Gregory, London.
Another rare glass picture displaying the
fascination Chinese artists had for vanishing
point perspective, a new technique they
had learned from Jesuit artists at the court in
Beijing, was sold Christie’s, New York, 25
January 2010, lot 448.

PROPERTY FROM THE WESTERVELT COMPANY
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CHINESE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1825
The Hongs at Canton
oil on canvas
11Ω x 17 in. (29.2 x 43.2 cm.)
$8,000-12,000
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