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TWO BLUE-GROUND KESI DRAGON
COLLARS, PILING
CIRCA 1880
清約1880年 青石地緙絲龍紋披領一組
兩件
The collars are similarly decorated with a pair of
confronting striding dragons chasing the faming pearl
above waves; one with borders of bats and fowers, the
other with bats and clouds.
The larger, 27√ in. (70.8 cm.) wide (2)
£2,500-3,500 $3,800-5,300
€3,400-4,700
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the early 1930s in Asia by a European
couple working for an international shipping company.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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A BURGUNDY-GROUND COVERLET
CANTON, LATE 18TH CENTURY
清十八世紀末 粵繡紅地花籃紋掛蓋
The coverlet is embroidered with a central fower
roundel surrounded by four scattered hanging baskets.
The outer border of is decorated with further hanging
baskets separated by foral gadroons.
100¡ in. long x 70√ in. wide (255 cm. x 180 cm.)
£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800
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