Sold for:
$7,800
$7,800
Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass, early 19th century, after the painting by George Romney for John Boydell's collection of Shakespeare prints, depicting The Tempest , act I, scene i, in giltwood frame, sight size 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. Provenance: Purchased from the Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, in 1998. N.B. Featured in the exhibition Chinese Glass Painting & Export Porcelain at the above gallery in 1996, and included in the catalogue of the same name, fig. 20. Minor areas of retouch to the cloak of the bearded man to the right.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-06
