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Details
A semi formal robe of midnight blue silk,
finely embroidered in floss silks with eight roundels incorporating bats, gourds and Endless Knot, with further auspicous emblems in the waves of the border below, the wide sleeves with smaller roundels, edged with a repeat of the sea-wave border, late 19th century, (colours run)
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finely embroidered in floss silks with eight roundels incorporating bats, gourds and Endless Knot, with further auspicous emblems in the waves of the border below, the wide sleeves with smaller roundels, edged with a repeat of the sea-wave border, late 19th century, (colours run)
See Illustration
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
The fine embroidery on this robe is almost reversible.