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Lot 1029
Four Chinese Silk Embroidered Textiles
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
20th century, silk with silk and metallic threads, includes a light blue robe ao embroidered with peonies and butterflies, black silk borders, with golden peony buttons at collar and side, unlined (40 x 60 in.) (some tears and insect damage to silk; fading and discoloration to fabric in areas; some stains; missing three buttons), and a vest embroidered with abstract floral patterns against a light blue silk cloud silk ground, black edges, golden buttons at neck and side, lined in light blue silk (18 x 21 in.) (two buttons missing; some wear and areas of loss to edges; old repairs), black silk ground wide leg trousers with drawstring waist, having flora, fruit, and butterfly embroidery towards bottom of leg (38 x 21 1/2 in.) (good estate condition), and a light pink champagne lined silk scarf with tassels at ends and embroidered with Chinese style clouds in metallic golden thread (86 x 9 1/2 in. ) (some areas of color fading and discoloration to both sides of scarf.)