Three single rear civil rank badges, one with the seventh rank Mandarin Duck in coloured silks in Peking knot stitch against a ground of couched gilt metal thread--11in. square (27cm), framed and glazed, another with the eighth rank Quail in couched gilt metal threads with turquoise silk outline--11¼in x 11in. (28cm x 27cm), and a sixth rank Egret in coloured silks and metal threads--11¾in x 11¼in. (29cm x 28cm), all Chinese, 19th century

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Three single rear civil rank badges, one with the seventh rank Mandarin Duck in coloured silks in Peking knot stitch against a ground of couched gilt metal thread--11in. square (27cm), framed and glazed, another with the eighth rank Quail in couched gilt metal threads with turquoise silk outline--11¼in x 11in. (28cm x 27cm), and a sixth rank Egret in coloured silks and metal threads--11¾in x 11¼in. (29cm x 28cm), all Chinese, 19th century
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