A pair of Chinese sleeve bands embroidered in shades of blue and ivory silks and gilt threads with birds perched in flowering boughs against a coral damask ground--7in x 13½in.; three other bands of Chinese embroidery; a needlework bookstand with a spray of flowers, all framed and glazed; and a pair of handscreens, mid 19th century

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A pair of Chinese sleeve bands embroidered in shades of blue and ivory silks and gilt threads with birds perched in flowering boughs against a coral damask ground--7in x 13½in.; three other bands of Chinese embroidery; a needlework bookstand with a spray of flowers, all framed and glazed; and a pair of handscreens, mid 19th century

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