A ‘EUROPEAN SUBJECT’ REVERSE GLASS PAINTING, 18TH CENTURYChina. Of rectangular form, depicting a figural scene of a small town with ladies, gentlemen, and children engaged in their daily pursuits, two large trees at the center, and buildings in the background. The gentlemen dressed in red and blue robes with black hats and white stockings, the ladies wearing fine dresses in pastel colors.Provenance: British trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few light scratches, minor stains, and little rubbing to the colors. The wood frame with old wear, traces of use, few nicks, and shallow scratches. The colors of the paint still quite crisp, and thus displaying remarkably well.Dimensions: Size incl. frame 44.3 x 38.7 cm, Image size 37.5 x 31.8 cmFramed behind glass, the hardwood frame with a ruyi-shaped metal mount for suspension.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 5 April 2001, lot 206Price: GBP 7,638 or approx.EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Chinese-export reverse painting-on-glass, after George Stubbs, last quarter 18th centuryExpert remark:pare the related motif and colors. Note the size (63 x 49.5 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 28 April 1999, lot 56Price: GBP 2,760 or approx.EUR 5,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A reverse painting on glass, late 18th centuryExpert remark:pare the related motif and colors. Note the size (25 x 19 cm).十八世紀《歐洲人物》鏡畫中國。描繪了一個小鎮的人物活動場景，歐洲人物正在房前林中戲耍；中心有兩棵大樹，背景是建築物。男士們身著紅藍相間的長袍，頭戴黑色帽子，腳穿白色長襪，女士們則身著淡色的精美禮服。