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Lot 267
Chinese Album of Pith Painting of Children
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Mid to late 19th century, red silk brocade album containing 12 miniature paintings mounted on paper with blue tape of Chinese children with games and at play.

DOA: 5.5 x 7 in. (album)
SS: 3.75 x 5.5 in. (painting)

Estate of Elizabeth Jocelyn Jewett Tolar of Wilmington , granddaughter of Mary Wright Giles and John D. Bellamy II, and direct descendent of Judge Joshua Wright, Samuel Jocelyn, Dr. John D. Bellamy, and William Giles, and several other Wilmington’s founding families.

Paper and some paintings have foxing; some paintings with rubbing in spots and tears; album has wear to binding and staining to silk; very good color on paintings.

$300 - 600