China Trade Reverse Glass Paintings--PairStatus: Sold General Description: A Rare Pair of China Trade Reverse Glass Paintings entitled "The First Pledge of Love" and "Going Alone", genre scenes based on English engravings of domestic life of the period, within Gilt and Royal Blue Eglomise Mats, circa 1810. Original carved Ch Details: The frame design is illustrated in Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, p. 408, figure 1. Dimensions: 15-1/2 inches by 13 inches.
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