Lot 22
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A semi-formal robe of chestnut brown silk, embroidered in silks and couched gilt thread with ten gilt dragons amidst scrolling clouds, with bats, phoenixes and auspicious emblems above a sea-wave border, 19th century; and a semi-formal robe of apricot satin, with ten gilt dragons above a turbulent sea-wave border, possibly an image robe, 19th century
A semi-formal robe of chestnut brown silk, embroidered in silks and couched gilt thread with ten gilt dragons amidst scrolling clouds, with bats, phoenixes and auspicious emblems above a sea-wave border, 19th century; and a semi-formal robe of apricot satin, with ten gilt dragons above a turbulent sea-wave border, possibly an image robe, 19th century

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A semi-formal robe of chestnut brown silk, embroidered in silks and couched gilt thread with ten gilt dragons amidst scrolling clouds, with bats, phoenixes and auspicious emblems above a sea-wave border, 19th century; and a semi-formal robe of apricot satin, with ten gilt dragons above a turbulent sea-wave border, possibly an image robe, 19th century
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Lot Essay

The chestnut brown colour is often associated with members of the Imperial family

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