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Antique Chinese Embroidery over black velvet

J
14 years ago
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Description

It is an old Chinese Embroidery, executed over a black velvet background with golden embroidery, featuring a battle between a dragon and a tiger, with birds and pink/white roses in the background. It is originally a Room Divider, of four partitions, but it it was stretched over a wood panel when he bought it. There are some tears in the textile,one of the eyes of the dragon is missing, and parts of the velvet is transparent (due to age).

Category Art Deco and Art Nouveau
Medium Black Velvet Background & Gold Embroidery - Dragon & tiger eyes are made from glass
Condition Fair
Size and dimensions of this item 127 cm Height x 200 cm Width
Date Period 1920s or earlier
History My great grand father bought it from an auction house in Egypt in 1940s or may be earlier (it is said to be a 100 years old).
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