R1405and6
£9,850
Description
Pair of large Chinese watercolours in gouache heightened in gum arabic, painted with lakeside gardens in Canton, one with rock work and trees in the water with two extra levels to the villa, the other showing the fishpond at the back of the villa with a figure standing on the balcony.
The paintings 49 cm x 35.6 cm; the frames 68 cm x 57 cm.
Canton, circa 1840.
Framed and glazed with UV-protection glass.
Condition
Condition: very slight foxing.
Provenance & Additional Information
The reverse with original labels “A Teisseire, 15 Avenue Mozart, Paris”
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