Ancestral Portraits of an Empress and an Official's Wife 19th century, the Empress seated in a chair and wearing an elaborately embroidered red robe and headpiece, 46-3/4 x 23 in., gilt and black-lacquered hardwood frame, [extensive foxing in background overall;] official's wife with a blue floral-embroidered robe and white bird first rank badge, him 27 x 21-1/4 in., her 23-1/2 x 44 in. black-painted Asian frame, [extensive foxing to beige ground overall, minor surface losses within painting and crease lines]. Condition: . Notes: Please Note: Brunk Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. J. C. Gilbert, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida