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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Jan 13, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 159

Two Chinese Embroidered Silk Rank Badges

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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late Qing dynasty, each of a paradise flycatcher surrounded by flying bats and dense clouds, bat and shou border, blue and couched metallic thread on black ground, 11-1/2 x 12 in.

Provenance: Estate of Virginia B. Story, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Condition

scattered losses and fraying, stains, creases and folds; one trimmed down center fold, stitched repairs verso, with stain

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