A PAIR OF RED SILK CHAIR STRIPS AND MATCHING VALANCE WITH GOLDEN DRAGONS

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

7.770 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, 18th/ 19th c.
Stuhlbehänge je: L. 196 cm, B. 58 cm; Violant: L. 27 cm, B. 113 cm
Intensive red silk satin embroidered with colored silk and gold threads. Lining: light green silk satin. In this pair of chair strips, the seat is adorned with an oval medallion with a pair of opposing bats. The parts covering the back are decoration in front with a large round medallion with dragons flanking a Shou sign, and the other side with two smaller dragons confronting a ruyi. The part hanging from the seat in front shows waves, rocks and clouds with peaches and bats.
Old South German private collection, assembled by a family member in China before 1930 by repute - Compare: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 30.75.54 - Very minor traces of use

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