ID 1291274
Lot 852 | A VERY RARE LARGE IMPERIAL YELLOW SILK BROCADE ‘DRAGON’ ALTAR COVER
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 150 000
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The altar cover has an original yellow silk label attached reading Dong pei an san hao (Number Three on the Eastern Side).
48 ¼ in. (122.6 cm.) high, 74 in. (188 cm.) wide, 40 ¾ in. (103.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Major General John Heron Maxwell Shaw Stewart (1831-1908), and thence by descent.
Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd., London, 1999.
A Western private collection.
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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