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PROPERTY FROM THE SKINNER FAMILY ૶ɤɘ˰ߏ ᗝ೥˻ɾྡዱᛐɓ࿁
COLLECTION
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A PAIR OF GILT-LACQUERED Ruth Isabel Belle Skinner 1866 1938 ϗᔛd
REVERSE GLASS PAINTING Ϥܝ࢕ૄෂו
LANTERNS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
each of upright square shape, the metal frame
folding around a central X-form hinged pivot,
each corner with a black and gilt lacquered
narrow rectangular ! ange rising to a dragon-
head # nial and terminating in angular scrollwork,
the four sides each enclosing a colorful reverse
painted domestic scene of an elegant lady, the
glass panels backed with pale blue silk gauze
and within black and gilt lacquer frames, with
decorative metal and fabric-wrapped hooks, and
wired for electricity (10)
Height 21 in., 53.3 cm; Width 26 in., 66 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Ruth Isabel (Belle) Skinner (1866-
1938), and thence by descent.
$ 5,000-7,000
The present lot photographed in situ at Wistariahurst, Holyoke,
Massachusetts, circa 1933
͉ۜ׵ Wistariahurstdᎍлෳдd௦޲dߒ1933ϋ

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