Lot #122 - A Chinese export painting of a couple taking tea in an interior, Chinese School, circa 1820
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Treasures: Important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
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Sale Date:24 Oct 2018 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:122
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Lot Description:A Chinese export painting of a couple taking tea in an interior, Chinese School, circa 1820
oil on canvas, painted with a Chinese official and his consort in a traditional Chinese home, both seated in an armchair beside a side table, their hands raised holding up a cup of tea, elegantly attired, he wearing a semi-formal blue robe with rank badge and she a blue robe over a yellow pleated skirt, a female attendant carrying a lacquer box looking through a large window to one side, black lacquer export frame
47.5 x 61.5 cm, 61 x 74.5 cm overall -
Estimate:A$8,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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