Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 12th November 2019

Lot 42

A CHINESE DARK BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK SURCOAT LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with eight large...

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £7000

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Description

A CHINESE DARK BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK SURCOAT

LATE QING DYNASTY

Decorated with eight large and six small roundels of fruiting bottle gourd vines embellished with butterflies, all above a wide wave border, 140cm across, 186cm long.

Provenance: acquired in China in the 1930s by the current owner's great-grandmother.