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CIRCA 1770
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A CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE-PAINTED MIRROR PICTURE
CIRCA 1770
The bevelled plate painted with two European ladies leaning on a gnarled tree-trunk and a girl emerging from a curtained doorway, with woodland, a coast and pagoda beyond, in original mother-of-pearl and satinwood-inlaid zitan moulded frame with bronze handle, inscribed to the reverse with a Chinese character and in red chalk 'over bed'
36 5/8 x 26½ in. (93 x 67 cm.) overall
CIRCA 1770
The bevelled plate painted with two European ladies leaning on a gnarled tree-trunk and a girl emerging from a curtained doorway, with woodland, a coast and pagoda beyond, in original mother-of-pearl and satinwood-inlaid zitan moulded frame with bronze handle, inscribed to the reverse with a Chinese character and in red chalk 'over bed'
36 5/8 x 26½ in. (93 x 67 cm.) overall
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hayes Burns, sister of J.P. Morgan, North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire.
Thence by descent to Major-General Sir George Burns, KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire; sold Christie's house sale, 24-26 September 1979, lot 67.
Thence by descent to Major-General Sir George Burns, KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, North Mymms Park, Hertfordshire; sold Christie's house sale, 24-26 September 1979, lot 67.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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