拍品专文
The vendor's grandfather acquired the painting from the second cousin of Sir Richard Burton, who translated The Arabian Nights into English.
细节
Scene from the Arabian (1001) Nights
Turkey or Europe, probably 20th Century
oil on ivory, Sheherezade, telling her story, gestures towards her bearded companion who is wearing a turban, buildings and trees visible through a window, framed and glazed -- 12.3 x 16.4cm.
Turkey or Europe, probably 20th Century
oil on ivory, Sheherezade, telling her story, gestures towards her bearded companion who is wearing a turban, buildings and trees visible through a window, framed and glazed -- 12.3 x 16.4cm.
注意事项
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