Lot 199
  • 199

Chinese watercolours

Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Two albums containing 65 large watercolours of trades and punishments. [nineteenth century], comprising:
  • PAPER
Album containing 41 large watercolours of trades. [nineteenth century], 4to (416 x 320mm.), the watercolours on thin paper, of bow makers, woodworkers, musical instrument makers, porcelain decorators, vendors, builders, etc., mounted

Album containing 24 large watercolours of punishments. [nineteenth century], oblong 4to (326 x 403mm.), watercolours on thin paper of punishments, the first being the judge sentencing  a criminal, mounted



2 volumes, nineteenth-century half morocco, some cockling as a result of mounting, bindings worn