Lot 957 , Five Chinese embroidered silk bird mandarin rank badges, c.1880-1910, ranging from 24 x 26cm to 29 x 30cm, some losses

Five Chinese embroidered silk 'bird' mandarin rank badges, c.1880-1910, two with metal thread, ranging from 24 x 26cm to 29 x 30cm, some losses
Estimate £150-250

The two larger metal thread squares have frayed sections, one with a loss to the top the other of two 'matched' halves, two smaller have wear, losses and splits to the centre join, the last is grubby.


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Sold for £130