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249-ANTIQUE CHINESE EMBROIDERED TABLE COVER (Ch'ien-
lung)
Satin ground of deep black, decorated with eighteen me-
dallions, each displaying butterflies among peony blossoms,
embroidered in silks of brilliant and variegated coloring,
with reds predominating. Broad border of the same
ground, embroidered with a peony scroll in colors equally
or more brilliant, enriched with vivid yellow and orange
chrysanthemums.
Length, 10 feet 7 inches; width, 6 feet 10 inches.

ANTIQUE CHINESE RUGS

250-ANTIQUE CHINESE RUG (Ch'ien-lung)
The field is a pure sapphire blue of notable depth and rich-
ness, and it is strewn with peony branches and conven-
tional butterflies worked in a delicate turquoise, white, apri-
cot, seal-brown and touches of a light golden-yellow. The
same colors are used in a composite medallion of floral and
angular scroll at the center, and in the conventional cor-
ners which are also formed of flower motives and angular
scroll and furnish an arched effect. The principal border
is a swastika fret in blue on a white ground, interrupted
by bats and peaches-symbols of longevity-in apricot and
brown, the bats' eyes in light blue. The pile is soft, close
and deep. Fringed ends and overcast sides.
Length, 9 feet 11 inches; width, 4 feet 10 inches.