A CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF AN INTERIOR SCENE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

finely painted with two elegant standing maidens looking at a group of people seated around a table, contemporary Chinese carved and gilded wood frame

This reverse painting on glass is in good condition but has several areas of paint loss to the lower right area (2cm x 1cm, 1cm x 1cm and 2cm x 2mm the most obivous). There are also several more minor areas of paint loss to the lower central area beneath the two ladies feet. There are also areas of paint loss to the tree in the upper left central area. The glass has dropped in the frame and is stained a brown colour 1cm in from the edge. The frame has some areas of chipping and cracking to the thin lacquer and has a number of areas of loss to the gilding.
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