A CHINESE QING DYNASTY EMBROIDERED SILK AND GOLD THREAD RANK...

Hammer

£110

A CHINESE QING DYNASTY EMBROIDERED SILK AND GOLD THREAD RANK BADGE AND TWO COLLARS. The badge embroidered in coloured and gold threads with a pheasant perched on rockwork amongst clouds, flanked by flowers, below the sun, above waves, within a Key pattern border, on black ground, 28cm square, together with a collar formed from radiating ruyi and petal-shaped lappets embroidered with flowers on an orange ground, within black silk border, 31cm wide, another collar, later 20th century in date, of semi-circular form, embroidered with precious objects, leaves and flowers, edged in pink, green and blue bands, 37.5cm wide (3)

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Rank badge- in good order. Some very slight loose gilt threads, very minor fading to black ground.
Petal shaped collar in orange - some wear, fading and minor tearing to orange silk ground, minor fading overall, some slightly loose trim ribbon.
The later 20th century collar with four small tears. Some slight discolouration and fading to silk.