Mouseover Zoom loading...

Lot 473

A QUASI-OFFICIAL LADIES JACKET WITH CRANE MEDAILLONS

Estimated Value:

800 € - 1.200 €

Schätzpreis:

1.000 €

Description:

China, Guangxu period
66 x 100 cm
Black silk satin embroidered with pastel colored silk in satin stitch. Woven silk appliqué edging. Front with knot-button closure. Lining: light colored silk.
Eight medallions each with a large crane between millet. Staggered waves of large peony flowers along the hems.
Old European private collection, collected in the family before 1970 - Minor traces of age