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Fri, Jul 19, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 427

Eight Chinese Silk Embroideries

Estimate: $200 - $400

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late 19th/early 20th century, red skirt, 33 x 28 in.; three rank badges with couched metallic thread, largest 13 x 13-1/2 in.; pair yellow silk floral embroideries, 25 x 7 in. together; two matching embroidered fragments, longest 53 x 4 in.; pair light yellow floral embroideries, 22 x 5-1/2 in. together; pair panels mounted on board, 16 x 7 in., (12 pieces total) , Provenance: To Benefit the Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina

Condition

skirt with wear to silk lining, unfinished waist, a few stains and minor losses, other textiles with fading and minor losses