the liveliness of the rococo elements were toned down a bit
A fine George I games table veneered in cocus wood in a chevron pattern on the top and vertically on the frieze
December 6th 1821”
A superb set of four large scale English Chippendale dining chairs with finely carved crest rails and carved pierced splat back with upholstered saddle seats on squared molded legs with H-stretchers
The 60th birthday is apocryphal but became a popular subject in Chinese painting and many allusions can be found to it in Chinese painting through the years
Chinese Watercolor Harbor Scenes looking glass the liveliness of the rococoA pair of mid 19th century Chinese watercolors, on plinth paper, one labeled "Macao Harbour",depicting the Whampoa anchorage, the other depicting the entrance to the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta with ships from the U. S., Britain, the Netherlands and the Orient. Height: 5 3 4", Width: 9"; Height: 5", Width: 7 3 4"