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641 - A Chinese embroidered red silk 'wedding' chair and table cover set
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£800 - 1,200 (€950 - 1,500)Sale fees
A Chinese embroidered red silk 'wedding' chair and table cover set Late Qing dynasty Each embroidered in couched thread and multicoloured silk satin stitch with an elephant carrying a vase holding two standards suspending a musical stone and a double-fish, and a ruyi suspending a double-xi, all amongst billowing clouds and five bats on each side, the elephant's saddle embroidered '福祿壽禧‘ (fulushouxi), the table cover 207cm x 97cm, the chair cover 178cm x 52cm(2). 清晚期 紅地刺繡「太平有象」喜字紋椅套及桌圍一組 The iconography of the present lot is replete with auspicious messages. Embroidered around the elephant are the most direct of wishes, ‘double happiness’ and ‘happiness, wealth, longevity and prosperity’, while five bats to each side symbolise abundance, and the ruyi the realisation of every desire. The elephant itself, carrying a vase, forms the rebus 太平有象 (taiping youxiang), ‘may there be peace in the world’. Together, they make for the perfect beginning to a new and joyous married life.
Auction details
Chinese, Japanese & Southeast Asian Art: Part IIAuction house
Roseberys +44 2 08 76 12 522 clientservices@roseberys.co.ukDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.