AN EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND FRONT-FACING ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDEL

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$ 5 000
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25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 1161 | AN EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND FRONT-FACING ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDEL
AN EMBROIDERED GOLD-GROUND FRONT-FACING ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDEL

18TH CENTURY

The roundel is worked with a front-facing five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl beneath a shou character and above crashing waves. The dragon’s scales are finely picked out in blue, white and red thread.

9 5⁄8 in. (24.6 cm.) diam.

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SW1Y 6QT London
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