DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The February 2022 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Feb 25, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 1194

CHINESE DRAGON 19TH.C.EMBROIDERY, FRAMED AS TRAY H 22" W 22"

Estimate: $100 - $200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
Mahogany tray with glass top, brass handles. Metallic thread embroidery of a three claw dragon mounted on black silk. According to a former employee of Gump's in San Francisco, this item may be part of a collection of embroideries that were imported to the United States around the year 1948 by Mr. Richard Gump. This collection included textiles and embroideries from the imperial court in China. Some of these textiles were made into jewelry trays once they arrived in the United States.