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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 195

TWO PAIRED MANDARIN SKIRTS, CHINA, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
1 yellow CF & CB panels rendered entirely in Peking knot w/ architectural & dragon motifs over waves, blue & white ombre satin stitch embroidery in floral & butterfly motifs to borders, pleated section embroidered w/ butterflies & flowers, patterned gauze designs on plain woven silk ground, 1880s, W 45", L 38.5", (W band stains/ discolored & w/pulls, closures loose); 1 pink, CF & CB panels w/ gold enhance blue ombre Peking stitch temple & dragon motif bordered w/ multilayered silk ribbons framed w/ butterflies & birds, pleated sections w/ embroidered motifs, all embroidery on vertical bands & border rendered in satin stitch, c. 1900, W 44.5", L 38", (tiny moth holes, W band discolored, "Carrie D" inked in W band) both good-very good.