Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . 588—Vxx/nHC Table-cover (Early Ckien Lung) Thick ground of velvet; shot-color of light to deep golden-yellow. Pattern of aster flowers, foliated scrolls and leavesin silk broca
Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . 588—Vxx/nHC Table-cover (Early Ckien Lung) Thick ground of velvet; shot-color of light to deep golden-yellow. Pattern of aster flowers, foliated scrolls and leavesin silk brocade; bright soft vegetable colors, blue, pink andgreen predominating. Swastika border in velvet on salmon-pink brocade ground. Length, \ feel 1ft in-lies; width, 3 feet 8 inches. 533—Imperial Thick Bkocade Throne-covering (KangHti) Speciallj thick material. Center is the Imperial five-clawdragon, full-faced, with the sacred orb, and four twistingdragons in angles; border of conventional waves, with svm-bola and ground work completely filled with elaborate cloudscrolls. Dragons are in gold thread, and different colorsare used in the decoration. Time has given a mellow tone to this important piece. Length. 3 feet 9 inches: width. 3 feet 2 No. 587 Third Afternoon 53+—Roll ok Silk Brocade (\8th Century) Silvery-white ground. Elaborate arabesque pattern withfoliated reserves and medallions, in soft and subdued colorsof turquoise and gray-green and outlined in black. Length, 22 fill 2 inches; iciilth, 2 fri t 5 inches. 535—Roll of Silk Brocade (18th Century) Golden-brown ground. Geometrical pattern, with medal-lions and foliated reserves, ornamented with diaper andflower-petals. In soft and harmonious colors. Length, 22 feet 8 inches; niilth. 2 feet ~> inches. 53(3—Silk Emuuoideky Figire ok a Fairy (Chien Lung) Crimson silk ground, embroidered both sides with longstitches of rln»s->ilk, in bright and varied colors. Figurerepresents the Taoist fairy .Mo
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