Lot 485
  • 485

A CHINESE SCHOOL PAINTING OF A TEA WAREHOUSE LATE 18TH CENTURY | A framed picture illustrating the manufactory of tea

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • 37.5 by 48 cm; 14 3/4  by 18 7/8  in.
gouache on paper, depicting Chinese and European figures engaged in the retailing and transportation of tea, framed

Provenance

Acquired from Martyn Gregory, London, 2002.

Condition

The painting is in overall good condition, with some very minor foxing and creasing of paper.
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