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A ‘EUROPEAN-SUBJECT’ REVERSE GLASS MIRROR PAINTING
Qianlong
The smooth silvery surface painted with a young European girl with
flowers in her hair and a kitten perched on her right shoulder, the wood
frame finely carved with rococo foliate scrolls. Without frame,
51cm (20in) long x 29cm (11 3/8in) wide.

£5,000 - 8,000
CNY44,000 - 70,000
清乾隆 歐洲題材玻璃畫鏡

The skill required to execute a large painting on glass in reverse is even
greater than that needed to decorate the finest porcelain. The present
lot appears to be based on Reynolds and Gainsborough portraits of
women and children and their popularity was undoubtedly related to
the strong neo-classicism of the time, since the paintings were perfect
complements to the related decorative arts in an American or English
house. See C.L.Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade,
Suffolk, 1997, pp.216-217.
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A LARGE PAIR OF CARVED AND GILT-LACQUERED INSCRIBED
PANELS
Qing Dynasty
The wooden panels carved in running, xing shu calligraphy with a
poetic couplet, the black letters reserved against a gilt, diaper-pattern
ground. Each, 200cm (78 3/4in) high x 27.5cm (10 7/8in) wide. (2).

£6,000 - 8,000
129 CNY53,000 - 70,000
清 木雕漆金對聯

The poetic couplet reads:
風流人物東西晉
臺閣文章大小蘇

Which may be translated as:
Those people of the Eastern and Western Jin,
The Su brothers of the literary pavilion.
131 TP Y
A HONGMU AND BURLWOOD THRONE INSET WITH A FAMILLE
ROSE CIRCULAR PLAQUE
Late Qing Dynasty
The back with pierced scrollwork panel beneath a large circular famille
rose panel with phoenix and peony, the seat of two burlwood panels,
set within a hongmu frame over shaped and beaded aprons carved
with archaistic chilong, all on four sturdy shaped legs of square section
terminating with scroll feet, joined by stretchers. 99.7cm (39 1/4in) wide
x 49.5cm (19 1/2in) deep x 86cm (33 7/8in) high.

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000
清晚期 紅木及癭木嵌粉彩瓷板寶座

132 TP Y
A HONGMU HARDSTONE-INSET TABLE
19th century
The mottled hardstone panel of pink tone, supported on four cabriole legs
issuing from beast-heads and terminating with claw feet, the elaborate
frieze carved with shaped panels enclosing Chinese opera scenes, all
surrounded by leafy tendrils, the wood with an attractive dark patina.
142cm (56in) wide x 82cm (32 1/4in) deep x 83.5cm (32 7/8in) high.
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000

十九世紀 紅木鏤雕人物故事圖嵌大理石桌
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