Lot 190
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[FROM PENICUIK HOUSE] GROUP OF SIX SILK EMBROIDERED PANELS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 13 March 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 六品武官彪紋補子 及 各色刺綉花卉、百蝶、龍紋織品（共六件）
comprising: a military official's rank badge of an Asian golden cat for the sixth rank; three depicting dragons on crashing waves; one with a large peony; and one with flowers and butterflies (6)
Dimensions
rank badge: 29.2cm x 32.3cm
Provenance
From Penicuik House, Midlothian, Scotland.
Penicuik House was the finest and most influential example of Palladian architecture in Scotland. The 18th-century Palladian mansion was built by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet, in 1765. It sits at the centre of an important designed landscape, which together form an exceptional physical record of the artistic patronage of the Clerk Family.
It was devastated by fire in 1899. During the fire, a great deal of effort was channelled into salvaging the furnishings, which were latterly moved into the nearby converted stables.