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A PAIR OF RED GROUND SILK
EMBROIDERED ‘ELEPHANT’ TABLE
COVERS
18TH CENTURY
Each cover is intricately embroidered in brightly
coloured foss silk and couched gilt threads to
depict a central caparisoned elephant supporting a
vase of auspicious objects on its back, surrounded
by bats and foral sprays, all framed by a gilt classic
scroll border.
40 in. x 31√ in. (101.6 cm. x 81 cm.)
(2)
£3,000-5,000 $4,000-6,500
€3,400-5,600
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A SET OF FOUR RED GROUND SILK
EMBROIDERED ‘ELEPHANT’ CHAIR
COVERS
18TH CENTURY
Each cover is fnely embroidered in coloured
silk foss and couched gilt threads to depict
a caparisoned elephant to the top register
supporting a vase of auspicious objects on its back
below a bat and shou character, and a Buddhist
lion to the lower register, separated by a stylised
lotus cartouche.
65æ in. x 20Ω in. (167 x 52 cm.)
(4)
£4,000-6,000 $5,300-7,900
€4,500-6,700

Compare the current chair covers to two almost
identical examples in the collection of the
Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession
numbers 62.97.44 and 62.97.45.

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