Page 54 - Bonhams, FIne Chinese Art, Linda Wrigglesworth Collection, May 13, 2021 London

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品
45 *
A RARE REVERSE GLASS ‘LANDSCAPE’ MIRROR PAINTING
18th century
The rectangular mirror painting finely decorated with a colourful
riverscape dotted with elegant pavilions perched on high cliffs and
interspersed with pine trees and floral shrubs, all set above tumultuous
turquoise waves, the zitan frame finely enamelled with a continuous
scroll of wispy clouds and bats.
93cm (36 6/8in) high x 68cm (22 7/8in) wide.

£12,000 - 15,000
CNY110,000 - 135,000

十八世紀 山水樓閣圖玻璃鏡畫
Provenance: an Italian private collection, and thence by descent

來源：意大利私人舊藏，並由後人保存至今
Mirroring the 18th century European fascination for things Chinese,
resulting in the ‘Chinoiserie’ style, so too did the Qing Imperial court
have a fascination for all things Western, including clocks, trinkets
European inspired furniture, paintings and designs. This fascination for
the exotic west is encapsulated on painted enamel wares and mirrors
such as the present lot. A closely related pair of oval shaped mirrors
with zitan frames inlaid with painted enamel, mid Qing dynasty, is
illustrated in Imperial Furniture of Ming & Qing Dynasties: Classics of
the Forbidden City, Beijing, 2008, p.27.

Image courtesy of the Palace Museum, Beijing

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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