Description & Technical information

A mid 18th century Chippendale period Chinese export mirror painting depicting two pheasants under a prunus tree by a shore; within a later chinoiserie giltwood frame carved with a waterfall, C-scrolls and acanthus leaf, having a shaped pierced apron and a shaped pierced top with leaf plume cresting.

Mirror painting: Chinese export, circa 1765
Frame: English, circa 1900

Date:  1765
Period:  1750-1850, 18th century
Origin:  China
Medium: Mirror, Giltwood frame
Dimensions: 99 x 61.5 cm (39 x 24¹/₄ inches)
Categories: Furniture