Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 352

Pair Ink and Color on Silk Paintings

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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of Birds Asian, possibly 18th century, each on coarse beige silk ground, a white heron in flight, and the other with an exotic bird, multiple silk borders, each approximately 42 x 21-1/2 in., silk mats in black frames, 62 x 25-3/4 in.. Condition: both with tears to beige ground above birds, glued down on white board, exotic bird with area of silk protruding from edge of frame. Provenance: Philadelphia Museum of Art; Estate of Ruth McReavy

Condition

both with tears to beige ground above birds, glued down on white board, exotic bird with area of silk protruding from edge of frame