Bidspirit auction | Eight Chinese Watercolor Pith Paintings

Eight Chinese Watercolor Pith Paintings - A set of Eight Chinese export paintings, 19th century, watercolor on pith paper, each depicting marine life, each painting is oval matted, framed and glazed in matching rectangular carved giltwood picture frames. Dimensions: Sight 6 1/4 x 9 1/4in; frame 14 1/2 x 17 1/2in. Provenance: From the Estate of Albert and Pearl Nipon Condition: None have been examIned out of frame or under UV light. Some tears and discolorations are evident through the glass. The painting with the lobster has a horizontal tear measuring approximately 3”. The painting that is exclusively shells has two vertical and horizontal tears each measure approximately 2.5-3”.