A Pair of Chinese Reverse-Painted Glass Pictures circa 1770, in George III Style Carved Gilt Wood and Composition Frames

one depicting water fowl with lotus blossoms and lychees, the other with exotic pheasants and peonies, each now backed with a later mirror-glass, the frames with later gilding.

The paint with losses and rubbing overall; the frames with old repaired breaks and small losses to the carving - now with over-gilding with small losses overall - the paintings with later mirror plate backs and later back-boards.
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