A decorative parasol of eight blue, crimson, green and ochre silk satin panels painted with figures, flowers, fruit, birds and insects, with a fruit and flower border below, with multi-coloured fringe, with simulated tortoiseshell veneer handle and ivory tip, Canton for European export, late 19th century

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A decorative parasol of eight blue, crimson, green and ochre silk satin panels painted with figures, flowers, fruit, birds and insects, with a fruit and flower border below, with multi-coloured fringe, with simulated tortoiseshell veneer handle and ivory tip, Canton for European export, late 19th century
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Provenance
Once belonging to Mrs. C.C.W. Earle, an authoress on gardens, born about 1840, died 1925

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