Lot 332 , A good Chinese Canton embroidered silk bird panel, late 19th century, 113cm x 74cm, in a gilt faux bamboo frame, discoloured

A good Chinese Canton embroidered silk 'bird' panel, late 19th century, finely woven with peacocks, pheasants, ducks and other birds amid prunus blossom, peonies and rockwork on an ivory satin ground, 113cm x 74cm, in a gilt faux bamboo frame, discoloured
Estimate £400-600

For condition please see the photographs at www.gorringes.co.uk which will show the ivory ground is discoloured pale brown to two rectangular patches top and bottom, the embroidered work is in good condition with no loose threads or pulled threads and the colours are generally fairly bright, the simulated bamboo gilt frame has some losses to each corner, there are a few splinters of wood beneath the glass where may be the frame was once damaged and the glass replaced, otherwise good condition.


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Sold for £1,100