Lot 53

GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE SILK EMBROIDERED PANELS

LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Asian Works of Art

Auction: 16 September 2026 from 10:00 BST

Estimate: £300 - £500

Description

清末民初刺繡花卉紋雲肩及人物、花卉、福到紋掛屏鏡框（共四副）

comprising: a large ruyi cloud collar, composed of four clusters of shaped panels; a ‘figural’ sleeve band; a red-ground ruyi lappet decorated with stylised bats; and an apricot-ground ‘floral’ panel, all framed (4)

Dimensions

largest: 59cm x 59cm

Provenance

Collection of the late David Begg. Mr Begg spent 26 years in Hong Kong from 1974 to 2000. He was a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hong Kong and a former Grand Secretary of The Grand Lodge of Scotland.

已故David Begg舊藏；Begg先生於1974至2000年間在香港生活及工作共26年，曾任香港羅兵咸永道高級合夥人，並曾任蘇格蘭大共濟會總秘書長。

Footnote

Compare the ‘cloud collar’ to a related Chinese silk embroidered collar, Qing dynasty, 19th century, in the Metropolitan Museum, object no. 30.75.1057