Up for sale is an antique Chinese Manchu woman's informal domestic robe; late 19th or early 20th century; trims embroidered with with wisterias and butterflies, purple silk damask ground with medallions, vibrant colors ! Front enclosure to the right with 4 large gilt toggle-and-loop buttons. The robe is in excellent condition, vibrant colors! Measurements : 54" from collar to bottom, 22" between arm pits, 78" across shoulders when stretched open, 50" when folded, bottom width 35".

Up for sale is an antique Chinese silk chair cover tapestry, vibrant red color silk and wool ground embroidered with Chinese auspicious objects, Ruyi scepter, golden pheasants, peonies, bats, peaches, magnolia, and lotus foliage, using with silk floss and gold threads; back with red silk brocade with longevity symbols. Tapestry is excellent condition. No wear or damage. Measurements: Height 63", width 19".

Up for sale is a large antique Chinese embroidered silk panel taken from the back of a Qing dynasty imperial dragon robe, Jifu, late 1700's, Qianlong period; very intricate embroideries with couched gold-wrapped threads and other embroidery techniques; three four-clawed dragons together with colored clouds designated for imperial family members only, bats, sea waves, and other Buddhist auspicious objects; backed with light brown lining...

This is an antique, elegant, black lacquered Burgaute snuff bottle of rectangular tapering towards the base hexagonal faceted shape, with flat footing and a round neck. Beautifully decorated with mother-of-pearl and gold inlays of flowers and geometrical forms. Spectacular detail...

Antique Chinese rug from the Bautou area, woven with a pair of cranes and a pair of deer. The cranes fly in a sky of deep indigo beneath a large pine tree. In the foreground is a pair of deer, one with antlers and white spots and one without. One of the deer is nibbling tufts of lingzhi. 19th century. Size: 67" long x37 1/2" wide.

Antique Chinese Peking Pao Tao rug. Square in form wide fretwork border. Peony flowers around a geometric central medallion. All in shades of blue and white. 19th century. Size: 59 1/2" long x 59 1/2" wide.

A beautiful Chinese Pao Tao Peking rug, hand-woven in deep navy, medium blue, light blue, and cream colors. It depicts mirrored images of a deer and crane, a popular Buddhist motif also called the Six Harmonies, representing everything on earth under heaven, bordered by geometric scrolling patterns. 19th century. Size: 46" x 23"

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Silk and gold-foiled threads
Width: 127 cm / 50 in
Length: 62.5 cm / 24.6 in
From a Pennsylvania estate

A large 127 x 62.5 cm silk panel created from fabric originally intended for a chaofu court robe. The five-clawed dragons were created entirely from silk threads covered with gold foil, which couldn't be sewn through the fabric, so they were instead tacked down via a technique called 'couching'...

Antique Chinese pair of hand-embroidered embroidered silk sleeves depicting court scenes with flowers in brightly colored silk thread. 19th Century Framed behind glass. Size: 26"H x 7.5" W

Wonderful satin stitch embroidery of flowers and butterflies decorate this charming antique Chinese Miao baby hat. The front has 4 silver Buddha ornaments and the back sports the traditional Miao ornament of a butterfly with dangling bells to protect the child from evil spirits. The hat is softly padded to keep baby's head warm.

Up for sale is a very large tapestry made out of a Qing dynasty court official's blue dragon robe, 19th century, executed in Chinese forbidden & satin stitch embroidery, 2 front-facing & 4 profile dragons surrounded by colored clouds, bats, and other Buddhist & Taoist auspicious symbols above the sea waves, rocks, and standing water / Lishui. Panel is backed with light blue silk. Measurement : 64" x 53". Very fine embroidery in excellent condition, no wear or tear.

Up for sale is a Qing dynasty imperial Prince's brown dragon robe panel, late 18th or 19th century, executed in the Chinese Kesi weaving technique, 2 profile dragons surrounded by colored clouds, bats, and other auspicious Buddhist symbols above the sea waves, rocks, and standing water / Lishui. Panel is backed with light brown silk damask with peaches, Buddha's hands,and pomegranates. Very rare. Excellent condition. Measurements: 43" x 37"

Up for sale is a pair of Chinese robe's sleeve bands, very intricate embroidery executed in forbidden stitch or seed stitch. Measurement : 7 in x 38 in; Excellent condition, vibrant colors, no tear.

Finely worked in satin stich in highest Imperial quality, in different colours with five bats and sound stones . These stand for the five blessings : old age, wealth, health, goodness and natural death. This work of the Imperial Qianlong workshops is most probably a part of an Imperial Qianlong throne cushion cover, later bordered with modern high-quality adornments. Qianlong Period ( 1736 – 1795 ) . The gold adornments 19th/20th century. 37 x 46 cm. Condition : Very good.

Chinese pair of silk rank badges, decorated with blue phoenix birds, applied all over with silver wrapped thread in designs of swirling clouds and the moon. The phoenix stands on a rock with crashing waves all around. 19th century. Framed. Size including frame: 24 1/2" wide x 12 1/2" high

Very old and very fine embroidered sleeve panels..satin and "forbidden stitch" (Peking knots) with antique trim border...some discoloration due to age... measures 11 x 22.5 inches

Up for sale is an antique Chinese Qing dynasty military rank badge taken from the back of the surcoat, second half of 1800's, a leopard represents the 3rd rank military official, standing on a pride rock above the sea waves, surrounded by different kind of Taoist & Buddhist auspicious objects; all executed in couched gold-wrapped threads; framed. Overall, it is in good condition, minor wear in the middle of bottom border & upper right area. Never inspected outside of the frame...

Up for sale is an antique Chinese silk civil rank badge, late1800's, executed in KESI /Kossu weaving, with a mandarin duck, bats, peonies, seawaves, sun disc, cloud patterns, buddhist / Taolist auspicious symbols against a brown silk ground; was meat to be worn on the back of a Mandarin official's surcoat; Backed with light blue silk lining. Measurements : 11" x 12" Overall, it is in very good condition, vibrant silk colors, no tear or wear...