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Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1880

Offered by: Acroterion

Description
A wonderful and extremely rare last quarter 19th century Chinese export for the Anglo-Indian market reverse glass portrait painting of an opium-smoking maiden or young lady painted in oval and sat in an interior with a 'stem' in her upraised right hand and a pipe held in her left hand with arm resting on a table with mountain scenery and tree view outside of window surrounded by polychrome painted floral and foliate border field designs, housed in original carved giltwood frame with 'meander' or 'Greek key' fillet and original molded backboards with 20th-century painted museum collection numbers.

More Information

Origin:	China
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Hand-painted glass, giltwood
Condition:	Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. Wear to original frame gilding as shown in photos; presents beautifully.
Creation Date:	circa 1880
Styles / Movements:	Other, Asian, Victorian
Incollect Reference #:	677268

Dimensions

W.	16.5 in;	H.	22.25 in;	D.	1.25 in;
W.	41.91 cm;	H.	56.52 cm;	D.	3.18 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.