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PROPERTY OF A LADY
A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF
VENUS WITH DOVES
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG
PERIOD
sumptuously painted, the reclining Goddess of
Love depicted nude, surrounded by swathes of
pink, blue, and white drapery, a pair of doves,
symbols of love and loyalty, nestled alongside, all
set within an idyllic, lush landscape. English gilt-
wood frame
13 by 19 in., 33 by 48.4 cm

PROVENANCE
Barling of Mount Street Ltd., London, 7th
September 1979.

$ 20,000-30,000
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૶৻ඤ ᗝ೥Гݱɛيྡ ༀ࣪
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Barling of Mount Street Ltd dࡐ౱d
1979ϋ9˜7˚

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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A WATERFRONT VIEW OF FOREIGN
HONGS AT CANTON
QING DYNASTY, EARLY 1850s
oil on canvas, precisely painted depicting the
American, French, British and Danish factories
as seen from the Pearl River, to the foreground
of the British factory the newly constructed
Italianate church, and prominently features near
the center, the two-storied Club extending out
over the water, a steamship, junks and sampans
moored along the river
Height 18 in., 45.7 cm; Width 23½ in., 59.7 cm
PROVENANCE
N. R. Omell, London, 1994.
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Following the evolution of the building along
Canton waterfront it is possible to be quite
precise in dating a particular view. The present
painting features the distinctive angular outline
of a church built on land that was purchased by
Jardine Matheson in May 1847. More signi! cantly,
the elegant two-storied building built over the
water, known as the Club, which housed the
Canton Library, Masonic Lodge and Billiard
Rooms was not built until around 1850. A ! re
destroyed the club, the hongs and surrounding
building in 1856 forcing relocation. The timeline
therefore indicates that the present painting was
done sometime between 1850 and 1856.
$ 12,000-15,000
૶ 1850ϋ˾ڋ ᄿ؇ݱБჃ౻ ذ੹ ༀ࣪
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N R Omelldࡐ౱d1994ϋ
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