A GROUP OF HANGINGS AND A TABLE FRONTAL Late Qing...
Property from the Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955) Collection of Chinese Art, lots 25-43
A GROUP OF HANGINGS AND A TABLE FRONTAL
Late Qing Dynasty/Republic period
Comprising: a red silk ground presentation calligraphic hanging, inscribed 望重泰斗 wangzhong taidou (to a revered distinguished figure) and 福建郵務人員 fujian youwurenyuan (Fujian postal staff); a pair of red felt ground panels embroidered in shades of blue and white with bats amongst scrolling peony stems; and a red felt ground table frontal, similarly decorated.
The calligraphic hanging: 266cm (104 3/4in) wide; the pair of panels, 173cm and 174cm (68in and 68 1/2in) long x 42cm (16 1/2in) wide; the table frontal, 99cm (39in) wide. (3).
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清晚期/民國 緞綉挂屏一組及桌帷一件
Provenance: Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955), China and Italy, and thence by descent
Noted in a valuation stating it was acquired in Jinan (Tsinanfu) in 1928
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Property from the Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955) Collection of Chinese Art, lots 25-43
A GROUP OF HANGINGS AND A TABLE FRONTAL
Late Qing Dynasty/Republic period
Comprising: a red silk ground presentation calligraphic hanging, inscribed 望重泰斗 wangzhong taidou (to a revered distinguished figure) and 福建郵務人員 fujian youwurenyuan (Fujian postal staff); a pair of red felt ground panels embroidered in shades of blue and white with bats amongst scrolling peony stems; and a red felt ground table frontal, similarly decorated.
The calligraphic hanging: 266cm (104 3/4in) wide; the pair of panels, 173cm and 174cm (68in and 68 1/2in) long x 42cm (16 1/2in) wide; the table frontal, 99cm (39in) wide. (3).
Footnotes
清晚期/民國 緞綉挂屏一組及桌帷一件
Provenance: Evaristo Caretti (1879-1955), China and Italy, and thence by descent
Noted in a valuation stating it was acquired in Jinan (Tsinanfu) in 1928
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Time, Location
Auction House
