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.
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.
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...
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...
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 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".
Rare antique Chinese court official's rank badge with an bird standing on a rock. The background is black silk and embroidered with very fine silver foil wrapped over silk threads that are tacked into position with gold silk thread, a technique known as couching. This is some of the finest most delicate couching I have seen. This color combination give the silver couching a slightly golden tint but with silver being dominant color. The bird is embroidered using satin stitch technique...
Antique Chinese tasseled blue silk pouch, with embroidered flowers, a butterfly, and a rooster. The character below the embroidery butterfly is "Shou", for longevity while the butterfly is a symbol for love. A rooster symbolizes good luck and fortitude.
19th century
Size: 6" x 3.5" (total length with tassel 21")
Chinese 4th Rank Court Official's silk badge of a wild goose. The background is black silk and is embroidered with very fine metal threads. The sun and its tendrils are silver foiled threads tacked down with red silk threads. The flowers are also silver but tacked down with green silk threads. The flowers appear to be white chrysanthemums, a symbol of nobility, elegance, and longevity. Each flower encompasses a display blue forbidden stitch knots to create the effect of pollen being dispersed...
These were made by a doting Chinese grandmother in the early 1900's...Absolutely charming set of matching hat and shoes for young child with lots of intricate embroidery details.
I will not break up this set....
One pair of antique/vintage Tibetan rugs decorated with motifs of tigers, pine trees, rocks and flowers. Late 19th century. Condition: small repairs, tears, stains. Please refer photos for condition details. Size: 25" X 48"
Up for sale is an antique Chinese Qing dynasty embroidered dragon silk robe, Jifu, with nine 5-clawed dragons executed in couched gold wrapped threads; clouds, buddhist & Taoist auspicious symbols, bats, sea waves, and standing water ( Lishui) are executed in brick stitch; Overall is in excellent condition, no frays across shoulders' folding lines. Height is 54" from collar to hem, width across shoulders is 88", armpit to armpit is 23", across the hem is 38". Ask if you have any questions.
Up for sale is a pair of antique Chinese silk civil rank badges - To be worn on the front and back of a surcoat, from late 1800's, executed in KESI /Kossu weaving technique, each has a bear standing on pride rock, bats, peonies, seawaves, sun disc, cloud patterns, buddhist / Taolist auspicious symbols against a brown silk ground; Backed with light blue silk lining. Measurements : Approx...
Up for sale is a single Chinese robe's sleeve band, very intricate embroidery executed in Pekinese stitch, very find & intricate. Measurements : Approx 7 in x 42 in overall, 3-1/4" x 19" Embroidered area. Excellent condition, vibrant colors.
Up for sale is a pair of Chinese robe's sleeve bands, very intricate embroidery executed in Pekinese stitch, very fine & intricate. Measurements : Approx 7 in x 42 overall, 3-1/8" x 18-1/2" Embroidered area. Good condition, vibrant colors, some stains/color run, some tear in one end of the not embroidered area( See pictures for details).
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th century Han Chinese woman's silk robe embroidered with peonies, orchids & chrysanthemums, peaches, "Buddha's Hand", butterflies, etc, smooth mid-night blue silk ground, together with matching sleeves bands; Collar and border trims are embroidered with flowers; inside backed with light blue lining.
The robe is in excellent condition, lots of bright embroideries, clean, no fray or wear, shoulder lines have no wear or split.
Measurements : Top collar to bottom he...