Sale 1052
Paris
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14 December 2011
Price realised
EUR 5,250
Estimate
PAIRE DE BADGES DE RANG CIVIL EN SOIE BRODEE, BUZI CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE Faits pour un officier civil de sixième rang, brodés au point compté, fils d'or et polychromes, au centre d'une aigrette aux ailes déployées, perchée sur un rocher émergeant des flots, entourée des Huit Emblèmes Bouddhiques (bajixiang) et de nuages sur fond de motifs géométriques, encadrés ; usures Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm. (11¾ x 11¾ in.) (2)
Provenance
Linda Wrigglesworth
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Post Lot Text
A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED (WORKED IN SATIN STITCH AND GOLD-COUCHING) SILK CIVIL OFFICIAL'S RANK BADGES OF EGRETS, BUZI CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
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