An embroidered hanging of bronze silk satin worked in coloured floss silks and couched gilt threads with figures in rocky landscapes and sea-waves--60in x 54in. (152cm x 137cm), early 19th century; another with a lady carrying a basket of peaches; a red silk satin frontal divided in three sections each with figurative scenes--71in x 16in. (180cm x 40cm); and several small machine woven panels, all Chinese, 19th and 20th century

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An embroidered hanging of bronze silk satin worked in coloured floss silks and couched gilt threads with figures in rocky landscapes and sea-waves--60in x 54in. (152cm x 137cm), early 19th century; another with a lady carrying a basket of peaches; a red silk satin frontal divided in three sections each with figurative scenes--71in x 16in. (180cm x 40cm); and several small machine woven panels, all Chinese, 19th and 20th century

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