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A LARGE REVERSE GLASS PAINTED MIRROR
18th century
The rectangular panel finely painted with a pastoral idyll, with a
shepherd and his flock by a riverbank with a court lady, observing
pheasants and looking out across to a hamlet on the far bank,
giltwood frame.
62cm (24 3/8in) x 47cm (18 1/2in)
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 44,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000
Provenance
Purchased in New York circa 1980, by repute.

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A ‘EUROPEAN SUBJECT’ REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
18th century
Of oval form, depicting two curly-haired girls seated at a table, peeling
and eating fruit, carved giltwood frame.
23.5cm (9.1/4in) long.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000
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