Framed Chinese Embroidery Silk Textile, signed, second half C20th
| Current Bid: | £22.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £2.00 |
| Next Min Bid: | £24.00 |
| Buyer’s Premium: | £5.28 |
| Total Amount: | £27.28 |
| Number of Bids: | 4 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1410 |
| Auction Start: | 25/11/24 12:00:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 09/12/24 20:46:00 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 09/12/24 20:46:01 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 24
Framed Chinese Embroidery Silk Textile, signed, second half C20th
A Chinese silk textile with an embroidered design of a phoenix standing on a rock at the edge of a river, flowering peony below and to the rear a prunus or plum blossom tree with bamboo. On the riverbank also stand a pair of cranes, ducks can be seen in the water and a pair of birds sitting on one of the prunus tree branches with another pair flying to the left. In the distance, the setting sun and at the top right a four character signature probably denoting the artist. There is a mixture of motifs here. The phoenix can denote the Empress, cranes represent long life, peony represents spring while prunus denotes winter. Ducks point to marital happiness and the flying magpies happiness and good luck, whereas the setting sun is often a metaphor for sadness and sorrow. Perhaps a deliberate contrast is intended here or perhaps the various motifs were simply chosen for their decorative elements. As with lots 2 and 3 in this sale, this is another excellent example of the genre and the frame provides a clearer indication of dating. The frame makers ‘Charles and Co’ had a business in Notting Hill, London in the post war years and the telephone number ‘PARk 6306’ indicates a date before 1966 when UK telephone numbers ceased to include letters.| Size: | 63cm x 38cm (with frame) |
| Weight: | 2kg |
| Date: | Second half C20th |
| Condition: | Good condition generally; the silk ground with a slight variation to the colour (whiter) at the right edge and with very tiny spots in places, minute chipping to the frame edge.ing to the frme |
| Estimate: | £30 – 40 |
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