Fine Silk Embroidered Wallhanging with Symbolic Bats, Butterflies, Peonies: C19th China for export antique bed hanging This beautiful decorative ‘globe de

This beautiful decorative ‘globe de Marie’ stand originates from the late 1800s

we’ve counted over twelve animals including insects and a bird

or for an evening over a plain dress

This shawl is one of the best examples of its kind that we’ve had in our collection

The jacket had some rubs to the velvet and some tears to the lining and some fading to the velvet

Fine Silk Embroidered Wallhanging with Symbolic Bats, Butterflies, Peonies: C19th China for export antique bed hanging This beautiful decorative ‘globe deItem Details. A fabulous fine silk embroidered wallhanging dating from around 1900. Expertly embroidered by hand in China, probably for the European market and most likely intended as a bedcover. The central roundel is beautiful and has a swirl of bats and butterflies with floral motifs. This is surrounded by intricately embroidered pumpkins, peonies and floral motifs embroidered in beautiful muted colours onto a rich brown silk satin ground. This